A federal judge has halted part of a Trump administration rule that would have sharply limited federal student loans for nursing students and those pursuing certain other professional degrees in ways that critics said would cause shortages in those fields.
The preliminary injunction, issued late Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, stems from a lawsuit filed in May by eight trade organizations, including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the PA Education Association, over borrowing caps set to take effect July 1.
The caps are a feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last summer. They are based on whether students are pursuing a degree in a “professional” or “graduate” program.
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