The U.S. Department of Education today announced a final rule aimed at restoring the integrity and original purpose of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, explicitly moving to protect American taxpayers.

The new regulation amends the definition of “qualifying employer” to exclude organizations with a “substantial illegal purpose,” effectively cutting off federal benefits for groups involved in activities like supporting terrorism or aiding and abetting illegal immigration.

This move by the Trump Administration targets what officials call an oversight in monitoring, which has allowed certain organizations engaging in illegal or harmful activities to qualify as public service employers since the program’s inception by Congress in 2007.

“Taxpayer funds should never directly

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