US student debt relief: borrowers in limbo as lawsuits halt cancellation program

Biden administration's centerpiece student loan relief measure paused after Trump-appointed judge rules plan is unconstitutional

Across the US in recent weeks student loan borrowers hoping to have their debts eased have opened their email inboxes to a message from the US secretary of education, Miguel Cardona.

It read in part: Lawsuits are preventing the US Department of Education from implementing its one-time student loan debt relief program; we are holding your approved application."