A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked former President Donald Trump’s directive banning international students from entering the U.S. to study at Harvard University. The court ruled the ban could cause “immediate and irreparable injury” and violated prior legal decisions.
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Trump had cited national security concerns, claiming Harvard had foreign ties and a rise in campus crime—allegations the university strongly denies. Judge Allison Burroughs’ ruling preserves Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, who make up over 25% of its student body, amid escalating legal tensions between the Ivy League school and the Trump administration.