The Trump Administration said it would resume student loan forgiveness for millions of eligible people as part of a deal with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), months after the teachers’ union filed a lawsuit.

The Administration and AFT agreed that the Department of Education will resume processing loan forgiveness for eligible borrowers who have been enrolled in certain repayment plans for decades. In March, after the Trump Administration blocked loan forgiveness under those plans, the union filed a lawsuit against the department.

The new agreement will also ensure that borrowers who are set to have their loans forgiven this year won’t get stuck with a high tax bill because of processing delays.

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