New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday joined the attorneys general of 20 other states and Washington, D.C., in a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of playing politics with a popular student loan forgiveness program.

The lawsuit against the federal Department of Education and its secretary, Linda McMahon, states that the agency’s new restrictions on public service loan forgiveness eligibility are illegal and "aimed only at chilling activities that are disfavored" by the Trump administration, including support for immigrants, gender-affirming care, diversity initiatives and political protest.

The federal agency announced last week that the program would not forgive the loans of borrowers working for employers that engage in "substantial illegal purpose," according to

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