The Trump administration has stopped seizing the wages, tax refunds and Social Security benefits of people who are in default on their federal student loans
, an administration official confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday.
The decision to halt the debt collection comes as congressional Democrats, labor unions and consumer advocacy groups urged Education Secretary Betsy DeVoson the sweeping powers that the federal government has to pursue borrowers.
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