Federal appeals court blocks Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan

Federal appeals court blocks Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loans, throwing the programme into limbo just days after people began applying for loan forgiveness (Evan Vucci/AP)

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loans, throwing the programme into limbo just days after people began applying for loan forgiveness.

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the administrative stay while it considers a motion from six Republican-led states to block the programme. The stay ordered the Biden administration not to act on the programme while it considers the appeal.

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