The Department of Education says it’s getting ready to restart collections on federal student loans that are in default. The White House said it "can and will" garnish borrowers' wages, pensions and tax refunds. The directive includes loans like Direct Loans, Perkins Loans, Federal Family Education Loans, among others.

“Borrowers will now be expected to repay their loans, and those who don’t will face involuntary collections,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. “The government can and will collect federal student loan debt by withholding money from borrowers, tax refunds, federal pensions and even their wages.”