{"id":12252,"date":"2026-06-24T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aclukansas.org\/press-releases\/aclu-of-kansas-statement-responding-to-ag-kobach-and-doj-attack-on-undocumented-kansas-students\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:24:37","slug":"declaracion-de-la-aclu-de-kansas-en-respuesta-al-ataque-del-fiscal-general-kobach-y-del-departamento-de-justicia-contra-los-estudiantes-indocumentados-de-kansas","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.aclukansas.org\/es\/press-releases\/declaracion-de-la-aclu-de-kansas-en-respuesta-al-ataque-del-fiscal-general-kobach-y-del-departamento-de-justicia-contra-los-estudiantes-indocumentados-de-kansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaraci\u00f3n de la ACLU de Kansas en respuesta al ataque del fiscal general Kobach y del Departamento de Justicia contra los estudiantes indocumentados de Kansas"},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-12252","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"subheading":"El mi\u00e9rcoles, el Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. present\u00f3 una demanda contra el estado de Kansas impugnando una ley estatal de 2004 que otorga matr\u00edcula de residente a ciertos estudiantes sin estatus migratorio legal en las universidades p\u00fablicas de Kansas.","date_and_time":"2026-06-24 00:00:00","featured_image":null,"components":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":{"text":"<strong>PARA SU PUBLICACI\u00d3N INMEDIATA<\/strong>\r\n\r\n24 de junio de 2026\r\n\r\n<strong>CONTACTO<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEsmie Tseng, <a href=\"mailto:etseng@aclukansas.org\">etseng@aclukansas.org<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Portavoz<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDr. Micah Kubic, director ejecutivo\r\n\r\nTopeka, KS \u2013 El mi\u00e9rcoles, el Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. present\u00f3 una demanda contra el estado de Kansas impugnando una ley estatal de 2004 que otorga matr\u00edcula de residente a ciertos estudiantes sin estatus migratorio legal en las universidades p\u00fablicas de Kansas. El fiscal general Kris Kobach se uni\u00f3 de inmediato al Departamento de Justicia para solicitar al tribunal que invalide sin demora la ley. En respuesta, la ACLU de Kansas emiti\u00f3 la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n:\r\n\r\n\u201cEsto es un uso indebido y cruel de nuestros tribunales y un ataque coordinado por parte del gobierno federal y de nuestro propio fiscal general contra los ni\u00f1os que han crecido y viven en Kansas\u201d, dijo <strong>Micah Kubic, director ejecutivo de la ACLU de Kansas<\/strong>. \u201cNuestro estado ha tomado la decisi\u00f3n consciente de proteger y brindar un camino hacia el futuro a todos los ni\u00f1os que viven en nuestros vecindarios, para garantizar que puedan acceder a una educaci\u00f3n universitaria y contribuir a la fuerza laboral y la econom\u00eda de Kansas. Durante d\u00e9cadas, la matr\u00edcula estatal de Kansas ha abierto puertas a estudiantes que han perseverado para convertirse en trabajadores de la salud, maestros, abogados y otros profesionales, y as\u00ed mejorar este estado. Este es un intento agresivo de cerrar esa puerta de golpe y castigar a los j\u00f3venes de Kansas que se atreven a so\u00f1ar\".\r\n\r\n\"El fiscal general Kobach est\u00e1 tan decidido a coludirse con la administraci\u00f3n Trump-Vance que abusar\u00e1 de nuestros tribunales para atacar las leyes del mismo estado al que sirve. De hecho, no le corresponde a \u00e9l solo decidir qui\u00e9n es habitante de Kansas. El fiscal general Kobach puede negarse a defender a todos los estudiantes de Kansas, pero la ACLU de Kansas los respalda firmemente.\"\r\n\r\nLa ley de Kansas establece tasas de matr\u00edcula de residente para los j\u00f3venes que hayan asistido a la preparatoria (<em>high school)<\/em> en Kansas durante al menos tres de los \u00faltimos cuatro a\u00f1os, se hayan graduado de una preparatoria acreditada de Kansas u obtenido un certificado de desarrollo educativo general (GED) en Kansas, y hayan sido admitidos en una instituci\u00f3n de educaci\u00f3n superior de Kansas.\r\n\r\nDurante varias sesiones legislativas, extremistas como el fiscal general de Kansas, Kobach, han intentado eliminar la matr\u00edcula de residente en las instituciones de educaci\u00f3n superior para los estudiantes indocumentados de Kansas, pero estos esfuerzos, incluido <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclukansas.org\/legislation\/sb-254-repealing-instate-tuition-undocumented-immigrantsrebuttable-presumption-risk-bill\/\">el intento m\u00e1s reciente en la sesi\u00f3n de 2026<\/a>, han fracasado. Al negarse a defender la ley de matr\u00edcula de residente de Kansas, el fiscal general Kobach est\u00e1 quebrantando la voluntad de los habitantes de Kansas, tal como la expresan a trav\u00e9s de sus representantes electos.\r\n\r\n# # #\r\n\r\n<em>Acerca de la ACLU de Kansas: La ACLU de Kansas es la filial estatal de la Uni\u00f3n Americana de Libertades Civiles nacional (ACLU). La ACLU de Kansas se dedica a preservar y promover los derechos civiles y las libertades legales garantizadas por la Constituci\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos y la Declaraci\u00f3n de Derechos. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, visite nuestro sitio web en <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclukansas.org\/\"><em>www.aclukansas.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>"}}],"use_default_media_contact":true,"name":"","email":"","phone":"","address":{"address_1":"","address_2":"","city":"","state":"","zip_code":"","country":"United States"},"pgp_public_key":"","spokesperson":[3516],"related_content":[11725,11897],"issues":[11331],"toggle-pdf":true,"documents":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Declaraci\u00f3n de la ACLU de Kansas en respuesta al ataque del fiscal general Kobach y del Departamento de Justicia contra los estudiantes indocumentados de Kansas - ACLU of Kansas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Kansas challenging a 2004 state law that provides in-state tuition for Kansas residents at Kansas public colleges and universities for certain students without lawful immigration status. 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