Florida Locks Illegal Aliens Out of Public Higher Education
Florida’s State University System Board of Governors voted unanimously on September 3 to bar people in the country illegally from enrolling at any of the state’s 12 public universities, effective with the 2027-2028 academic year. The new rule states that any person “who is present in the United States unlawfully” will no longer be eligible for admission. It applies only to new applicants; current students already enrolled will not be affected. The measure passed without discussion as part of the board’s consent agenda, following a 15-minute public comment period at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.
The university ban is the second half of a coordinated policy push. It follows a nearly identical rule the Florida Board of Education adopted in June to bar undocumented students from the state’s 24 public colleges and GED programs. Together, the two rules close off Florida’s entire public postsecondary system to foreigners trying to benefit from a crime.
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