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Federal Court Vacates Education Dept Policy on Jay Treaty Student Aid

A U.S. district court ruled the Department of Education unlawfully required American Indian students born in Canada to obtain DHS immigration documents for federal student aid, finding the policy exceeded agency authority.

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