Fed. judge blocks Trump administration effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students

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June 20, 2025

 

"WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, delivering the Ivy League school another victory as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the White House.

 

The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston preserves Harvard’s ability to host foreign students while the case is decided, but it falls short of resolving all of Harvard’s legal hurdles to hosting international students. Notably, Burroughs said the federal government still has authority to review Harvard’s ability to host international students through normal processes outlined in law."

 

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PBS News

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-blocks-trump-administration-effort-to-keep-harvard-from-hosting-foreign-students

 

 

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Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump administration from cutting off Harvard’s ability to host foreign students

June 20, 2025

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Friday’s ruling represents a key win for the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, which Trump targeted earlier this year over allegations that it hadn’t adequately addressed antisemitism on campus. Administration officials also demanded that the private school eliminate what it calls “racist ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ practices.”

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The administration’s decision in May to yank the school out of the Department of Homeland Security’s SEVP program was immediately met with a lawsuit by the school, which argued that the government had flouted the procedures that govern the process of making such a move.

 

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CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/politics/harvard-foreign-students-ruling