Florida’s State University System board moved to advance a proposal to bar undocumented students from attending selective public universities, effectively limiting future admissions based on unlawful presence in the United States. The change would take effect for the 2027–28 academic year and would go through a public comment period before a final board vote. In parallel, Kansas and the U.S. Department of Justice took a coordinated step in court to end Kansas’s policy allowing certain undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. The DOJ sued the policy and then asked a federal judge to invalidate the law via a consent decree-like motion. Together, the actions reinforce a growing federal-state alignment that affects affordability and access at public institutions, particularly those with selective admissions where policy implementation can operate as a de facto enrollment ban. University leaders and state policy teams should expect increased legal scrutiny, changes to recruitment and scholarship practices, and compliance workflow adjustments around eligibility and residency documentation.