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FAFSA fact sheets at College Information Day at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Oct. 14, 2023.
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Despite fears the federal government will use personal information from financial aid applications to identify immigrant parents who lack legal status, the number of high school senior applicants from mixed-status families has not decreased as much as some thought it would, according to the California Student Aid Commission.
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