Student debt protests planned after armed marshals arrest man for old loans
Seven US marshals armed with automatic weapons turned up at Paul Aker’s home in Houston, Texas, last week to arrest him over a $1,500 student loan debt dating back to 1987.
“It was totally mind-boggling,” Aker said.
The US marshal’s office says that it is planning to serve warrants on 1,200 to 1,500 people over student loan debts. Student debts are at a record high, with 2015 graduates saddled with an average debt of $35,000, according to analysis of government data by Edvisors, a student finance advice site.
About 40 million Americans have outstanding student loans.
Read the full report in The Guardian.














