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WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Student loan borrowers who work at nonprofits that don’t cooperate with President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda won’t be eligible for forgiveness under a rule the Education Department announced on Thursday. Sign up here. The change is the latest instance of the Trump administration adding immigration-related conditions to long-standing federal programs. Nearly 43 million Americans have federal student loan debt, according to the non-partisan Congressional Research Service. Reporting by Courtney Rozen and Andy Sullivan; Editing by Andrea Ricci Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab Courtney Rozen reports on the Trump administration's transformation of federal agencies and government spending. She previously worked at Bloomberg. Andy covers politics and policy in Washington. His work has been cited in Supreme Court briefs, political attack ads and at least one Saturday Night Live skit.
