Student-loan borrowers in public service are trapped with debt that 'should be forgiven,' a new lawsuit says

A new lawsuit against the Trump administration targets delays in processing Public Service Loan Forgiveness for thousands of student-loan borrowers. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Trump administration is facing another lawsuit over claims it's mishandling student-loan forgiveness for thousands of borrowers.

On Friday, the American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over stalled debt relief for borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness , which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years.

The lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status, said that the department has failed to process the buyback applications of 90,000 borrowers, which allows borrowers to "buy back" months spent in deferment or forbearance if those months would put them at the threshold for relief.

The lawsuit also said the…