Trump halts student loan relief, restarts collections and wage garnishment: ‘Black borrowers will suffer most’
As the Trump administration begins referring defaulted student loan accounts for collections on May 5, advocates for student loan debt relief and cancellation say President Donald Trump’s abrupt departure from Biden-era policies will disproportionately hurt Black borrowers and widen the racial wealth gap. After more than five years of student loan payment pauses, the Trump administration has escalated the federal government’s attempts to collect payments–all the while Republicans in Congress introduce legislation to eliminate affordable student loan payment programs. Education […]
