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A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday issued a temporary restraining order pausing payments in a federal farmer loan forgiveness program that grants benefits on the basis of race, arguing there's a "strong likelihood" a court will rule that the program is unconstitutional.
Cows at Cozy Nook Farm in Waukesha, Wis. (Courthouse News photo/Joe Kelly)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CN) A decision from a federal judge late Thursday put the brakes on a government program offering loan forgiveness only to farmers of color, which a lawsuit says is unconstitutionally discriminatory against white farmers.
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed in March, President Joe Biden’s administration rolled out a loan forgiveness program intended to provide billions of dollars in debt relief to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, namely those who are Black, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian, Asian American or Pacific Islander.
<p><span>MILWAUKEE (June 11, 2021) A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers because the Biden administration decided white farmers are excluded. </span></p>