In another blow to Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump grants request to put debt relief effort on hold, after a stay against the program was granted in a separate lawsuit brought by six Republican-led states.
brought by six Republican-led states. The cases are among a growing number of legal challenges to stop Biden’s program. Some of those suits, including one filed in Indiana and another in Wisconsin, have been dismissed for lack of standing, but others are ongoing.to dismantle Biden’s plan, which they say represents illegal executive overreach, since he announced it in August.
co-founded Home Depot — told Fox News the group was building a legal team and working with outside advisers to prepare a lawsuit. In the Texas case, the plaintiffs argued, in part, that the Biden administration made arbitrary decisions about who would qualify for debt forgiveness and how much of their balance would be canceled. Biden’s loan relief plan would cancel up to $10,000 in federal student debt for borrowers who earn up to $125,000 annually or up to $250,000 annually for married couples.
, a form of federal aid for low-income students, he does not qualify for the additional $10,000 provided to Pell recipients.Myra Brown, the other plaintiff in the lawsuit, is ineligible for Biden’s plan because her federal loans, originated through the defunct Federal Family Education Loan program, are held by private entities. Until late last month,
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