President Biden speaks next to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 17.
Photo: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Department of Education has begun alerting student loan forgiveness applicants that they have been approved for relief under the Biden administration's plan .
The big picture: The update comes after the Biden administration last week urged the Supreme Court to lift a lower court ruling that blocked the student loan relief program .
Driving the news: The emails being sent by the Department of Education to applicants of the relief program read: "We reviewed your application and determined that you are eligible for loan relief under the Plan." State of play: The U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit earlier this month issued a nationwide emergency motion temporarily blocking the relief program.
What they're saying: "Beginning today, applicants and others seeking relief through the Biden-Harris Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan will begin receiving updates," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote on Twitter .
Between the lines: The Biden administration has not said what relief it would provide to borrowers if the courts rule against the student loan program, Insider notes .
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