Judge halts billions in debt relief for farmers of color as conservative group for White farmers sue [washingtonpost.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/17/2112:00 PM

By Andrea Salcedo and Laura Reiley, The Washington Post, June 11, 2021

In the months since Congress included around$4 billion in the latest stimulus bill to forgive loans for Black and other minority farmers, thousands of them have been pushing to finally see the money. The Department of Agriculture promised to start paying for loans this month.

But now, that relief is again on hold thanks to a lawsuit brought by a conservative group on behalf of White farmers, who argue the program is unconstitutional because it discriminates against them.

On Thursday, a federal judge in Wisconsin sided with the plaintiffs and issued a temporary restraining order on the program.

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