Biden Administration Stops Accepting Applications for Student Loan Forgiveness Program

President Joe Biden’s administration has stopped accepting applications for the student loan relief program.
“Courts have issued orders blocking our student debt relief program. As a result, at this time, we are not accepting applications,” the administration’s webpage for the program states.
The Department of Education did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Several courts have ruled the program is unconstitutional. One ruling was handed down this week by a federal judge in Texas.
U.S. District Judge Mark Pitman, a Trump appointee, ordered the program unlawful and vacated it.
In another recent ruling, an appeals court paused the program while it considers a request for a long-term injunction….}