Adopting several of the legal arguments set out in the Public Comment previously submitted by the Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center, Federal Courts in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, on June 30, 2026, struck down the United States Department of Education’s ("ED") Final Rule on eligibility under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (“PSLF”) program.

On December 18, 2025, the Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center filed its Public Comment in strong opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the public charge grounds for inadmissibility.

On September 16, 2025, the Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center submitted formal comments to the United States Department of Education opposing proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.