A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, delivering a victory to a conservative advocacy group that sued to halt the plan.The President and this Administration are determined to help working and middle-class Americans get back on their feet, while our opponents — backed by extreme Republican special interests — sued to block millions of Americans from getting much-needed relief.” More than 26 million people have applied for loan relief.Jean-Pierre said the administration will hold onto their information “so it can quickly process their relief once we prevail in court.” Pittman’s order comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit last month granted a temporary stay against the loan forgiveness program in a separate lawsuit brought by six Republican-led states.On Thursday, Elaine Parker, president of the Job Creators Network Foundation, praised the ruling and said it “protects the rule of law which requires all Americans to have their voices heard by their federal government.” The Job Creators Network was founded by Bernie Marcus, a GOP donor who co-founded Home Depot.That law, known as the Heroes Act, authorizes the secretary of education “to alleviate the hardship that federal student loan recipients may suffer as a result of national emergencies.” Justice attorneys argue that the parameters of the program were informed by research that shows the risk of delinquency and default is acute among lower-income borrowers and Pell recipients."