Judge puts temporary hold on Trump’s latest ban on Harvard’s foreign students
June 5, 2025
A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University. Trump’s proclamation, issued Wednesday, marked his administration’s latest attempt to cut off Harvard from a quarter of its student body, which accounts for much of the elite university’s research and scholarship. Hours earlier, Harvard had filed a legal challenge asking the federal judge to block Trump’s order, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands. In an amended lawsuit filed Thursday, Harvard said the president was attempting an end-run around a previous court order.
