Washington (CNN) The Department of Education is continuing its fight to exclude undocumented college students from receiving coronavirus relief grants despite a ruling from a federal court judge Wednesday that temporarily strikes down the agency's policy on funding eligibility. The department plans to file an appeal and "fully expects to prevail," spokeswoman Angela Morabito said. The money is meant to help them with technology needs, course materials, food, health care and child care. In April, the Department of Education said that only those students who are eligible for existing federal student aid would be allowed to receive the new emergency grant. That excludes undocumented immigrants, international students and those who are in default on federal student loans, as well as students who aren't meeting academic standards or enrolled in ineligible education programs.

Source: CNN June 18, 2020 18:45 UTC