He celebrated it even as his broader student loan plans remain halted by courts following legal challenges by Republican-led states.

The White House approved a new round of student debt relief on Thursday, totaling $4.5 billion for 60,000 public service borrowers.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday canceled another $4.5 billion in student debt for more than 60,000 borrowers, bringing the number of public service workers who have had their student loans for higher education forgiven to over 1 million.

A student loan cancellation program for public service workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden administration two years ago.

The Education Department wants the company to improve its management amid problems with billing and a backlog of repayment plan applications.

The executive decision will help 60,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of public service workers getting loan forgiveness to more than 1 million.

President Biden said by canceling student loans, his administration restored a promise to America's teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public servants.

With less than three weeks before the November election, the Biden-Harris administration is reminding voters how it has delivered a historic amount of student debt relief even as Republicans have challenged several of its efforts in court and balked at the costs.