Circuit Court Judge Dismisses Illegal Immigrant Tuition Policy Suit

Montgomery College’s policy that “any student who has graduated from a Montgomery County public school within the previous three years, regardless of that student’s immigration status” was recently upheld by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Marielsa A. Bernard.

Judge Bernard ruled that Maryland residents did not have the right to sue Montgomery College under the auspice that “their status as Maryland taxpayers is sufficient to enforce federal law” on the subject, according to a recent story on the Washington Examiner.

Baltimore County Delegate Pat McDonough initiated the suit, claiming that “the school was wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on illegal immigrants.” Upon learning of the ruling—which she plans to appeal—McDonough told Examiner reporter Brian Hughes that “Her ruling is outrageous…what she is doing is taking away the rights of the taxpayers to sue public officials.” and that “it’s a political hack decision based on her personal agenda.”