US states sued the Trump administration Monday over its new rule that would exclude employers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program that the Department of Education found to have a “substantial illegal purpose.”

The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts by 22 states, alleges that the Trump administration does not have the authority to exclude certain employers from PSLF under this law. According to the states, the only exception for government jobs is being a member of Congress, so excluding government jobs when the Department of Education asserts a substantial illegal purpose goes beyond the statute. The states further assert that the new rule is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act .

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