Biden-Appointed Judges Intervene To Block President Trump’s Student Loan Forgiveness Rules

One of the many big-government boondoggles the Biden era unleashed on the nation was a plan to wipe out untold amounts of student loan debt.

At the time, courts intervened to prevent much of that plan from being fully implemented, but now that President Donald Trump is back in office, the Biden influence is resurfacing within the courts.

A recent example involves a pair of Biden-appointed judges who stepped in to stymie a Trump administration student-loan reform plan.

As The Hill reported:

The Trump administration had sought to add new rules to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program as part of its targeted overhaul of government programs that do not align with the administration’s priorities.

More than 20 states, along with a coalition of nonprofit groups, challenged the rule in a pair of lawsuits, arguing it would allow the Department of Education to target organizations that support causes considered disfavorable to the administration, including transgender healthcare and immigration advocacy.

In Massachusetts, U.S. District Judge Myong Joun struck down the changes, finding the agency lacked legal authority and could potentially violate the First Amendment, as well as threaten to force the administration’s viewpoints on employers.

“The Department cannot create new criminal prohibitions through rulemaking,” Joun wrote in his opinion, adding: “Indeed, the record further demonstrates ‌that the ⁠Final Rule has already chilled protected speech.”

The latest effort from judges to block a Trump administration attracted significant pushback on social media:

Foreign born judges in far left fringe states rule that the federal government must subsidize terrorist and criminal organizations.

There, I fixed your headline for you.

— UBIK (@SapientHetero) July 1, 2026

F these judges

— Crusader Cat (@whsbuss) July 1, 2026

How are District Court judges still making decisions for the entire country after the Supreme Court ruling. Chief Justice Roberts should take charge and suspend these judges.

— Leon McCabe (@LeonMcCabe3) July 1, 2026

Here’s what Politico added:

Education Undersecretary Nicholas Kent said the department stands behind the rule it put out.

“The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is intended to support Americans who serve the public good, not to subsidize organizations that engage in terrorism, facilitate illegal immigration, or support the mutilation of children,” Kent said in a statement. “The Department stands behind this commonsense policy to ensure that taxpayer dollars are never used to subsidize illegal activities and is evaluating next steps.”

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