Arguing it’s a “gross injustice” for the Trump administration to repeal an Obama-era rule giving student borrowers a robust defense to repaying loans owed to “predatory” for-profit schools, state Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday joined other state attorneys general in suing to stop the repeal.

In a 56-page lawsuit, the coalition of 23 states contend that U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ 2019 repeal and replacement of the rule “drastically” limits repayment defenses for borrowers who find themselves saddled with large amounts of debt after a for-profit school has acted unfairly or deceptively in getting the student to enroll or attend the institution.

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