周四，美国第五巡回上诉法院驳回了由一群倡导组织、学院及学生发起的诉讼，该诉讼旨在捍卫允许符合条件的无证学生在公立高校享受州内学费优惠的《德州梦想法案》[1]。法院维持了此前禁止实施该法案的裁决 [1]。根据多数意见法官杰里·史密斯（Jerry E. Smith）撰写的判决理由，联邦法律明确禁止各州向无证居民提供基于居住地的学费优惠，除非该项优惠同样适用于所有美国公民 [1]。
得克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特对此判决表示欢迎，称赞其为法治的胜利 [1]。然而，相关权益组织则表达了失望之情，并表示将考虑进一步上诉 [1]。律师指出，《德州梦想法案》在生效期间曾惠及超过 57,000 名学生 [1]。在该案的法官投票中，以 2-1 的多数意见通过了驳回请求的决定，异议由法官伊尔玛·卡里略 - 拉米雷斯（Irma Carrillo Ramirez）提出 [1]。
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday rejected an appeal by advocacy groups and colleges seeking to uphold a provision allowing eligible undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public universities, thereby maintaining a prior ruling that blocked the measure [1]. The court upheld the decision based on federal law prohibiting states from offering residency-based tuition discounts unless those same benefits are available to all U.S. citizens [1]. Under this legal framework, the Texas Dream Act was deemed invalid because it offered financial relief only to undocumented residents without extending similar privileges to other eligible groups in a way that satisfied federal requirements [1]. The ruling came with a 2-1 vote, where Judge Jerry E. Smith authored the majority opinion and Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez issued a dissenting opinion [1]. Texas Governor Greg Abbott praised the decision as a victory for the rule of law [1]. Conversely, advocacy groups representing affected students expressed disappointment in the outcome and indicated they are considering further appeals to higher courts [1]. Legal representatives noted that before this ruling was enforced against it, the act had benefited more than 57,000 students [1].