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A fragmented legal system and threat of deportation are pushing higher education out of reach for many undocumented students

  • Written by Vanessa Delgado, Professor of Sociology, Washington State University
imageStudents protest at Arizona State University in January 2025 against a Republican student group encouraging students to report their peers to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation. Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press

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