"Undocumented and international college students will now be eligible to receive pandemic relief grants after Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday lifted a controversial ban imposed by his predecessor, Betsy DeVos," The Washington Post reports. 

...“'Denying emergency grants to DACA and undocumented students wasn’t just legally questionable, it was a moral failing, and I’m relieved to see this finally corrected,' said Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators."

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Publication Date: 5/11/2021