GOP-led states sue to block Biden administration’s latest attempt to cancel student debt

Miguel Cardona, U.S. education secretary, speaks during a ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 26, 2023. On Tuesday, seven GOP-led states sued the Department of Education to stop Cardona’s latest effort to cancel student debt held by millions of borrowers. File Photo by Ting Shen/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 4 (UPI) — Seven GOP-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s latest attempt at cancelling student debt, stating the plan will begin erasing loans as soon as this week if not stopped by the courts. President Joe Biden has twice previously tried to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt held by millions of borrowers, which have been met by Republican lawsuits and injunctions by the court. Advertisement
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the states, led by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, accused Education Secretary Miguel Cardona of attempting to secretly mass cancel student debt after the courts stopped him from doing so twice before.