White House urges borrowers to apply for student debt relief despite court order

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Biden's cancellation of student debt after motion brought by six Republican-led states

The Biden administration is urging student loan borrowers to continue applying for debt relief despite a federal appeals court order late on Friday that temporarily halted this program.

[This] temporary order does not prevent borrowers from applying for student debt relief," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement following the eighth circuit court of appeals' temporary stay.