(The Lion) — The Trump administration is suing the state of Minnesota for unconstitutionally giving illegal aliens college financial aid.

Trump’s Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on June 25, claiming Minnesota is violating federal immigration policy.

Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota’s attorney general and the state’s Office of Higher Education are named as defendants in the case.

The DOJ explains the Minnesota Dream Act allows illegal immigrants living in Minnesota to receive the reduced or free tuition at public universities, based on their status as an “in state resident.”

However, American citizens residing in other states are denied these benefits.

According to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, approved by President Bill Clinton, an illegal alien “shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit.”

In other words, an illegal immigrant cannot receive a public benefit which isn’t available to U.S. citizens.

“No state can be allowed to treat Americans like second-class citizens in their own country by offering financial benefits to illegal aliens,” U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said regarding the lawsuit.

“The Department of Justice just won on this exact issue in Texas, and we look forward to taking this fight to Minnesota in order to protect the rights of American citizens first.”

In such cases, state laws can be ruled unconstitutional by the Supremacy Clause, which establishes federal law as the “supreme Law of the Land.”

In Texas, government officials didn’t fight the Trump administration. Instead, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the policy “unlawfully gave benefits to illegal aliens that were not available to American citizens.”

“Ending this discriminatory and un-American provision is a major victory for Texas,” Paxton concluded.

However, Minnesota seems more likely to put up a fight.

State Sen. Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, who sponsored the Minnesota Dream Act, denounced the lawsuit.

“These students grew up in Minnesota, attended Minnesota high schools and studied hard. They were excitedly preparing to attend college, and frequently, they learned about their legal status for the first time in that process,” Pappas claimed.

The National Immigration Law Center says at least 25 states offer in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants, which are usually significantly cheaper, according to FOX 9.

If the DOJ lawsuit succeeds, it won’t necessarily stop immigrants from receiving financial aid – only the higher level of aid provided preferentially to in-state residents, FOX 9 also reported.