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A federal judge in Texas blocked President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Thursday, declaring the program unlawful and putting millions of student-loan borrowers in further limbo.
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former Republican President Donald Trump, said the program is « unlawful. » The ruling is considered a victory for conservative opponents of the program.
The decision follows a lawsuit filed by the Job Creators Network Foundation, a conservative group, in October. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two borrowers, Myra Brown and Alexander Taylor, who said they did not have a chance to provide feedback about the student debt forgiveness plan. The Biden administration has appealed to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It is largely staffed by appointees of conservative presidents, including six by Trump.
BLOCKED:US judge in Texas halts President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan; appeal filed
In a separate legal challenge, the program was put on administrative hold after a federal appeals court halted the Biden administration from further acting on its student debt relief program.
