DOVER, Delaware (AP) — President Joe Biden says nearly 22 million people have applied for federal student loan relief in the week since his administration made its online application available — more than half of the number the White House believes are eligible for the program.
Biden was speaking Friday at Delaware State University, a historically Black university where the majority of students receive federal Pell Grants.
Later Friday, though, a federal appeals court issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking Biden’s loan cancellation plan.
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay while it considers a motion from six Republican-led states to stop the program.
