US EditionNew Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to ‘illegal’ activity
- Thursday, the Trump administration finalized rules giving the Education Department expanded power to bar employers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, a major reworking of a program that has canceled loans for more than 1 million Americans.
- The Trump administration says the rule is necessary to prevent taxpayer funds from going to lawbreakers, targeting organizations that work with immigrants and transgender youth, with sanctions starting July 1, 2026.
- The education secretary may independently determine an employer should be barred using a 'preponderance of the evidence' standard, and employers can be expelled after a state or federal court ruling or legal settlement admitting guilt.
- Those excluded can seek reentry after 10 years or sooner via a secretary-approved corrective action plan, and employers would be notified and allowed to respond to the department's findings.
- Critics say the rule hands the department broad discretion that could enable political targeting and permits exclusions for 'chemical castration'—defined as hormone therapy or drugs that delay puberty—in 27 states.
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Loan Forgiveness Controversy: New Rules Target Nonprofits Under Trump Administration
The Trump administration is implementing new rules to expel certain nonprofits from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, affecting teachers, doctors, and public workers. Critics argue it's politically motivated and impacts groups aiding immigrants and transgender youth. Rules will finalize in July, with eligibility checks extending to illegal activities.
Trump administration limits eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration finalized new rules Thursday for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which allows for people working in fields benefitting public good such as healthcare, education and firefighting to have their student loans forgiven after…
Trump's DOE will make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Donald Trump's Department of Education has unveiled a new policy that will make workers of LGBTQ+ nonprofits ineligible for student loan forgiveness.The department will publish a rule tomorrow in the Federal Register that would allow the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, to disqualify government and nonprofit employers that do not align the Trump administration’s agenda from participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) progra…
Trump Admin Barring Some Employers From Loan Forgiveness
New guidelines released Thursday by the Trump administration's Department of Education will restrict student loan forgiveness for employees of nonprofits involved with illegal aliens, those providing gender transition surgeries for minors, or those participating in public protests. The revised Public Service Loan Forgiveness program clarifies what the administration defines as "illegal activities" and which employers will be excluded from federa…
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