Judge Temporarily Halts Biden's Student Debt Forgiveness Plan

A U.S. judge has issued a temporary block on President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan. This decision comes shortly after seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit, arguing that the Education Department lacks the authority to cancel student loans as proposed.

A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing its latest student debt forgiveness plan, just days after seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit seeking to halt it.

U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall in Augusta, Georgia, said the states had established a likelihood of proving the Education Department lacked authority to cancel student loans under the plans, which the states alleged it was on the verge of doing.

(With inputs from agencies.)