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….