Case: United States v. Illinois

3:25-cv-01691 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 2025

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Case Summary

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On September 2, 2025, the U.S. government sued the state of Illinois for providing postsecondary education benefits to undocumented immigrants. Allegedly, Illinois law classifies immigrants who are not lawfully present in the United States as “residents” of Illinois under certain conditions, making them eligible for reduced tuition for public state colleges and other post-secondary education benefits, while U.S. citizens and nationals from other states, who do not meet the residency requirements, must pay higher out-of-state tuition rates and do not qualify for certain other benefits.

Summary Authors

Claire Pollard (9/6/2025)

People

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Judge(s)

Sison, Gilbert Chester (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

McTague, Alexandra (Illinois)

Judge(s)

Sison, Gilbert Chester (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

McTague, Alexandra (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 3:25-cv-01691	Complaint	Sept. 2, 2025	Sept. 2, 2025

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Docket

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Last updated Sept. 6, 2025, 5:06 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons State of Illinois, # 4 Summons Governor Pritzker, # 5 Summons Illinois AG Raoul, # 6 Summons Southern Illinois Univ, # 7 Summons Rend Lake College, # 8 Summons Univ of Illinois, # 9 Summons Chicago State Univ, # 10 Summons Eastern Illinois Univ, # 11 Summons Illinois State Univ, # 12 Summons Northeastern Illinois Univ, # 13 Summons ISAC, # 14 Summons Illinois Dream Fund Comm)(McTague, Alexandra) (Entered: 09/02/2025) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 3 Summons State of Illinois View on PACER 4 Summons Governor Pritzker View on PACER 5 Summons Illinois AG Raoul View on PACER 6 Summons Southern Illinois Univ View on PACER 7 Summons Rend Lake College View on PACER 8 Summons Univ of Illinois View on PACER 9 Summons Chicago State Univ View on PACER 10 Summons Eastern Illinois Univ View on PACER 11 Summons Illinois State Univ View on PACER 12 Summons Northeastern Illinois Univ View on PACER 13 Summons ISAC View on PACER 14 Summons Illinois Dream Fund Comm View on PACER	Sept. 2, 2025	Sept. 2, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison pursuant to Administrative Order 408. The parties are advised that their consent is required if the assigned Magistrate Judge is to conduct all further proceedings in this case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. As set forth in Administrative Order No. 408, each party will be required to file a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form indicating consent or non-consent to the jurisdiction of the assigned Magistrate Judge. If all parties do not consent to the Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction, the case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further proceedings and the parties cannot later consent to reassignment of the case to a magistrate judge. The parties are further advised that they are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. Within 21 days of this Notice, the following party or parties must file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent: United States. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience: https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilsd/files/BenefitsofConsent.pdf. All future documents must bear case number 3:25-cv-01691-GCS. Consent due by 9/23/2025 (eab) (Entered: 09/02/2025)	Sept. 2, 2025	Sept. 2, 2025 PACER
3	Summons Issued as to Chicago State University Board of Trustees, Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees, Illinois, Illinois Dream Fund Commission, Illinois State University Board of Trustees, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees, Governor Pritzker, Kwame Raoul, Rend Lake College Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Original summons sent to counsel for service. (eab) (Entered: 09/02/2025)	Sept. 2, 2025	Sept. 2, 2025 PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory: Illinois

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump 1.0 & 2.0 Immigration Enforcement Order Challenges

Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government

Immigration Enforcement

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 2, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

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