President Biden says he is canceling student loan debt for another 160,000 people.
The cancelation affects public service workers like teachers, nurses and law enforcement officials. Some are are borrowers who were approved for relief because of changes made to the income-driven repayment program.
He says the average debt being canceled is $35,000.
The people affected are enrolled in the administration's Student Aid and Relief (SAVE) plan. The plan requires people to make payments for 10 years before they are eligible to have loan forgiveness.
Biden says he has now canceled debts for 4.75 million people. He hopes to eventually cancel student debt for more than 30 million Americans.
The Supreme Court struck down his initial sweeping reform that would've erased $430 billion in debt for millions of Americans.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said, "One out of every 10 federal student loan borrowers approved for debt relief means one out of every 10 borrowers now has financial breathing room and a burden lifted."
The cancellation program is facing legal challenges from Republican-led states. 18 states are suing to block the loan forgiveness.
"From day one of my Administration, I promised to fight to ensure higher education is a ticket to the middle class, not a barrier to opportunity," Bident said in a statement. "I will never stop working to cancel student debt - no matter how many times Republican elected officials try to stop us."
