Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education are being sued for collecting on student debt that isn’t legally enforceable
For the past few years, the government has been taking pains to collect on Tamara Blanchette’s student loans — garnishing some of the money she receives through her tax refund.The suit, filed on behalf of Blanchette and similarly situated borrowers, alleges that Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education are collecting on debt that isn’t legally enforceable.
“There’s this group of students that the Department of Education knows about who were defrauded,” said Robyn Bitner, counsel at the National Student Legal Defense Network, who is representing Blanchette. “Despite knowing about them being defrauded, the Department has decided to collect on them.” Borrowers and advocates have also alleged that the government illegally collected on debt that they had a right to have discharged because of a disability.
The waitress and single mom wanted to become a probation officer and was promised by a representative at the school that its associate degree program in criminal justice would help her achieve that goal, according to court documents.
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