A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire.

Just as it briefly appeared the Biden administration would have a window to push its plan forward, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp in Missouri granted an injunction blocking any widespread cancellation.

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    Six Republican-led states requested the injunction hours earlier

    republican hate the people

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    I was in the process of applying for the SAVE program when it was blocked. I don’t know why or how but this put my payments on hold for another year. Not as good as paying it off, but still a huge help.

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      My wife was already approved for it. I was supposed to be done in July and now I can’t do anything… I wasn’t even on the SAVE plan. I was on the preexisting forgiveness program for state employees and teachers. Now they won’t touch my account, placed a hold on it so all I can do is make payments. I’m not paying shit until I have a definitive word about when I’m done!

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          It’s really keeping us in a shitty place. One of the reasons I’ve stayed with this company so long was being on the forgiveness plan. With that taken care of, I could look into working with a private company and leverage the decade of experience I have into a better salary, but until it’s taken care of I can’t risk jeopardizing my repayment plan… It’s like being held hostage.

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            I work in higher ed. The hell I’ll ever go into public sector while holding a loan.

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    The judicial branch is waging war on the executive branch. Federal student loans are entirely within the jurisdiction of the department of education and the law gives them unambiguous authority of discretion with how the program is run.