According to Fortune.com, Southwest Airlines has ended its program assisting Hispanic college students living far from home, following a lawsuit by conservative activist Edward Blum and his group, the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER).

The program provided select students free flights to visit family or bring parents to campus. Isabella, one of the final recipients, expressed excitement about reuniting with family, but the initiative is now under legal scrutiny.

Blum’s AAER claims the program discriminated against two non-Hispanic applicants, violating civil rights laws. Though Southwest canceled the program, a federal judge ruled the case could proceed.

Legal experts warn this decision could complicate future efforts by companies to resolve anti-DEI lawsuits by dismantling contested programs.

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