New York Attorney General Letitia James and more than a dozen other state attorneys general on Monday sued the Trump administration over its new rule limiting eligibility for a popular student loan forgiveness program.

The AGs' lawsuit , filed in Boston federal court, was prompted by the U.S. Department of Education's final rule released last week. The rule changes the definition of a "qualifying employer" under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to exclude certain organizations "that engage in unlawful activities" such as "supporting terrorism and aiding and abetting illegal immigration," according to an Education Department statement.

PSLF, signed into law in 2007 by George W. Bush, offers debt cancellation after a decade to borrowers who work for non-profits and t

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