Judge blocks rule to strip public service workers of student loan forgiveness

Trump, who had signed an order to the effect, handed legal defeat after judge sided with Democratic-led states

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule stripping public service workers of eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness if it deems their employers to have a substantial illegal purpose".

US district judge Myong Joun in Boston sided with Democratic-led states, cities and non-profits that argued the US Department of Education's rule would allow it to target groups supporting immigration rights, transgender healthcare and other causes the Trump administration disfavors, by disqualifying them from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.