Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Student loan borrowers working toward forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program may have a hard time getting those loans forgiven because of a new rule implemented by the Trump administration.
The PSLF program allows those who work in public service jobs or for non-profits for 10 years and make payments on their loans for 10 years to get their federal loans forgiven. The program was started by Congress in 2007 under the President George W. Bush administration. It was designed to encourage college graduates to enter fields such as teaching and social work.
Trump signed an executive order in March that excluded organizations that support "illegal immigration, child trafficking, pervasive damage to public property and disruption of the public order."
"The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was meant to support Americans who dedicate their careers to public service - not to subsidize organizations that violate the law, whether by harboring illegal immigrants or performing prohibited medical procedures that attempt to transition children away from their biological sex," Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent said in a statement Thursday.
Opponents say the rule makes gaining loan forgiveness more complicated and political.
