A federal judge will hear arguments on efforts by a group of California public university students to block DOGE from accessing sensitive federal student loan records.

Student loan borrowers in California allege Musk’s reported access to Education Department data violates federal law.

Democrats are opposing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising questions about DOGE’s access to internal systems containing personal information on tens of millions of Americans.

Senators expressed concern that Elon Musk's DOGE had "infiltrated" the U.S. Department of Education and possibly gained access to federal student loan data.