Massachusetts and the city of Boston joined with nonprofits, cities, states and workers’ unions across the country Monday to sue the Trump administration over changes to the student loan forgiveness program.

Two separate lawsuits were filed in US District Court in Boston, court filings show.

The suits argue that the changes undermine the intent of the program passed by Congress nearly 20 years ago to relieve student debt for public service employees.

The new rule is in line with “this Administration’s history of targeting nonprofit organizations and government entities that disagree with its policy decisions — and using federal programs, benefits and funding (and the threat of their termination) to compel compliance and chill opposition," the National Council of Nonprofits wrote in a 78

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