DOJ drops appeal of student loan forgiveness ruling

The Department of Justice ended its effort to overhaul a student loan forgiveness program without explanation.

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program forgives loans for qualified public employees after a decade of payments, a move designed to make public-sector jobs more attractive. The Trump administration had been trying to overhaul the program by allowing the education secretary to disqualify employers from the program over things such as aiding illegal immigrants, providing transgender surgeries for minors, and diversity, equity, and inclusion activity.