More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February.

Mesa Community College students were disappointed that a presidential order to dismantle DEI programs ended Native convocations.

Firings at two colleges have left students and staff with unsafe conditions, canceled classes, and delayed financial aid, according to the lawsuit Friday.

A coalition of tribal nations and students is suing the federal government over major cuts to a pair of colleges and a federal agency serving Native American students. The staffing cuts, part of President Donald Trump’s effort to reduce the federal workforce,

A lawsuit was lodged against the Trump administration over DOGE's mass firings at the country's only two federally run colleges for Native students.