Convicted felon plans to bar student loans to people whose employers "undermine national security and American values." [View all]

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CBS News @CBSNews
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would bar people with outstanding college loans from relief on that debt if their employers were found to be "undermining national security and American values through illegal means."

The proposed rule, announced Monday by the Department of Education, would restrict people from participating in the federal Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program if the organization they work for is found to be engaging in certain illegal activities.

"President Trump has given the Department a historic mandate to restore the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to its original purpose — supporting public servants who strengthen their communities and serve the public good, not benefiting businesses engaged in illegal activity that harm Americans," Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent said in a statement.

The proposed rule lists some examples of what sorts of activities would be considered illegal, potentially resulting in an organization's workers being excluded from the public service loan program. Those include assessments that an organization is aiding and abetting terrorism, violations of immigration laws, and what the rule describes as the "chemical and surgical castration or mutilation of children."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-public-service-loan-forgiveness-trump-admin-rule/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=853796242

...interesting because, we've seen Trump trying to prosecute actual legislators for phony immigration violations.

God only knows what the rest of this means in practice, but this is clearly an unconstitutional rule which should be struck down by the courts.


Lorenzo Maldonado @TheRealLoDown
Funny how forgiving student loan debt was called government overreach when Biden tried it, but punishing borrowers just because their employers don’t align with the government’s ideology isn’t considered overreach at all.

See what’s going on here America?