Biden administration to extend payment pause on student loans until after June or when legal challenges resolve- The Biden administration announced that it will extend the payment pause on federal student loans while its forgiveness plan remains blocked in the courts.- The administration's move comes in response to a federal appeals court ruling last week that imposed a nationwide injunction on the debt relief plan.The administration's move comes in response to a federal appeals court ruling last week that imposed a nationwide injunction on the debt relief plan."We're extending the payment pause because it would be deeply unfair to ask borrowers to pay a debt that they wouldn't have to pay, were it not for the baseless lawsuits brought by Republican officials and special interests," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.Yet not long after President Joe Biden announced his sweeping plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for millions of Americans, a number of conservative groups and Republican-backed states attacked the policy in the courts."