Trump to sign order barring ‘public service’ student loan forgiveness to workers at ‘anti-American’ groups
WASHINGTON — President Trump is poised to sign an executive order barring “public service” student debt forgiveness for people employed by certain “anti-American” advocacy organizations.
The order will direct the Education Department to revise the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to bar employees at groups that have an allegedly illegal purpose, an administration source said.
The restriction in theory would impact employees of groups that promote illegal immigration, terrorism, child abuse, discrimination and public disruptions, the source said.
It’s unclear what recourse debt-holders would have to challenge the determination.
The PSLF program was significantly expanded by former President Joe Biden after the Supreme Court knocked down his attempt to grant loan write-offs of between $10,000 and $20,000 to former students.
More than 1 million borrowers received loan forgiveness under the program — as part of a broader $183.6 billion debt transfer onto taxpayers.
