From The Boston Globe · · 40s
Trump drops student loan program legal battle
Trump administration ends legal fight to overhaul student loan forgiveness program.
In brief
Trump administration ends legal fight to overhaul student loan forgiveness program. Trump administration dropped legal challenge to student loan forgiveness program after federal judges ruled its changes unlawful. Originally reported by The Boston Globe.
Trump administration ends legal fight
Trump administration dropped legal challenge to student loan forgiveness program after federal judges ruled its changes unlawful.
“The Trump administration’s attempt to weaponize public service loan forgiveness against organizations it disagrees with was anti-democratic and unlawful from the start”
PSLF program designed for public service
PSLF program forgives loans for qualified employees after ten years of payments in government, schools, fire, police, hospitals, and nonprofits.
New rule targeted employers with undocumented immigrants
New rule allowed education secretary to kick employers out of PSLF if they supported undocumented immigrants or transgender youth.
The short version
Trump administration dropped legal challenge to student loan forgiveness program after federal judges ruled its changes unlawful.
