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The Trump Administration Is Using Student Debt to Build a Military State

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Title: The Trump Administration Is Using Student Debt to Build a Military State
Language: English
Authors: Christian Collins, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Source: Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP). 2025.
Availability: Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Presidents, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment, Federal Legislation, Federal Government, Budgets, Resource Allocation, Military Service, Authoritarianism, Immigrants, Law Enforcement
Geographic Terms: California, Colorado
Abstract: The Trump Administration is advancing polices that solely benefit its anti-immigrant, military state agenda. A clear example is the administration's offering of taxpayer-funded loan forgiveness to incentivize more applicants for openings at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Simultaneously, the Trump Administration seeks to strip loan forgiveness pathways from educational institutions, non-profit organizations, government employees, and others who are deemed obstructors to Trump's political goals. Federal debt repayment changes, cuts to student aid, and vastly increased ICE funding are components of weaponizing the federal government against all postsecondary students and increasing the government's capacity for immigration enforcement. The administration has a clear objective to continue dismantling vital avenues for student debt relief while championing the opportunities still available through military or ICE service.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED678131
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The Trump Administration is advancing polices that solely benefit its anti-immigrant, military state agenda. A clear example is the administration's offering of taxpayer-funded loan forgiveness to incentivize more applicants for openings at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Simultaneously, the Trump Administration seeks to strip loan forgiveness pathways from educational institutions, non-profit organizations, government employees, and others who are deemed obstructors to Trump's political goals. Federal debt repayment changes, cuts to student aid, and vastly increased ICE funding are components of weaponizing the federal government against all postsecondary students and increasing the government's capacity for immigration enforcement. The administration has a clear objective to continue dismantling vital avenues for student debt relief while championing the opportunities still available through military or ICE service.