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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis and Associated Press

White House urges borrowers to apply for student debt relief despite court order

Karine Jean-Pierre said administration officials ‘encourage eligible borrowers to join’ the program.
Karine Jean-Pierre said administration officials ‘encourage eligible borrowers to join’ the program. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/Sopa/Rex/Shutterstock

The Biden administration is urging student loan borrowers to continue applying for debt relief despite a federal appeals court order late on Friday that temporarily halted this program.

“[This] temporary order does not prevent borrowers from applying for student debt relief,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement following the eighth circuit court of appeals’ temporary stay.

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