Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Biden’s Student Loan Relief

Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Biden’s Student Loan Relief
President Joe Biden speaks about student debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover, Del., on Oct. 21, 2022. Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images
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A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency petition from six Republican-led states who asked for a pause on the student debt relief while the court rules on their request for a longer-term injunction.