Two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s changes to a student loan forgiveness program for public servants were filed Monday, seeking to preserve the program’s current scope and purpose.

The administration announced a rule last week that would curtail the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and restrict the types of workers and fields eligible for the benefit. The program has historically allowed government and nonprofit workers to apply to have their remaining federal student loans canceled after 10 years of service and monthly loan payments.

A coalition of nonprofits and city and county governments, including a variety of teachers unions and legal aid and immigration rights groups, filed suit in Massachusetts seeking to block the rule. A second lawsuit , also filed

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