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Students at the special Arizona Board of Regents meeting on June 29, 2017.

Immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will continue to get in-state tuition at Arizona's public universities, at least for now. The Arizona Board of Regents voted 7-1 Thursday to wait for a state Supreme Court decision before making any changes to their current policy. 

The decision came just days after the Maricopa County Community College District governing board voted to appeal a recent appeals court ruling that said DACA students were not eligible for the in-state tuition the college system was offering them. 

Regents in favor of waiting for the Arizona Supreme Court opinion said it gives students a little more financial certainty and that it was "the right thing to do." Vice Chair Bill Ridenour adds he doesn't believe there's too much legal risk in the move.  

"I think until we have the Arizona Supreme Court, which is the final authority rule on that, we feel very comfortable offering in-state tuition," he said.  

Jay Heiler cast the one no vote. He said regents should follow the appeals court ruling just like they did when the lower-court ruling came down. 

A handful of DACA students were at the meeting. They said they were relieved to hear the news.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The story has been updated to correct the meeting's vote count.