Judge halts Trump administration ban on Harvard international student enrollment

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Source: CNBC

Published Fri, May 23 2025 8:36 AM EDT Updated 3 Min Ago


A federal judge in Boston on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration's ban on Harvard University enrolling international students, hours after the private school filed a lawsuit challenging that ban.

The suit came a day after the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students under the F-1 visa program at the behest of Secretary Kristi Noem, saying the private school tolerated "anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators" on campus.

Judge Allison Burroughs, in issuing a temporary restraining order, or TRO, on Friday morning, blocked DHS' revocation from taking effect pending a court hearing.

Burroughs said in the order that Harvard had shown that unless that TRO was granted, "it will sustain immediate and irreparable injury before there is an opportunity to hear from all parties." "Thus, a TRO is justified to preserve the status quo pending a hearing," the judge wrote.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/harvard-sues-trump-international-student-enrollment.html

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Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.285083/gov.uscourts.mad.285083.11.0_1.pdf

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Published Fri, May 23 2025 8:36 AM EDT Updated 1 Min Ago


A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration's ban on Harvard University enrolling international students , hours after the private school filed a lawsuit challenging that ban.

The suit came a day after the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students under the F-1 visa program at the behest of Secretary Kristi Noem, citing the private school's purported tolerance of "anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators" on campus.

DHS said Harvard is barred from enrolling future international students, and that current foreign students enrolled at the school had to leave the school or risk losing their leal status in the United States.

The ban affects more than 7,000 current visa holders studying at Harvard, which has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration for months. Among the foreign students at Harvard is Princess Elisabeth, the future queen of Belgium, who is pursuing a master's in public policy there. President Donald Trump last month said that Harvard should lose its tax-exempt status.

From the Harvard Crimson - [link:https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/23/harvard-international-students-tro/Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking Harvard's Ability To Enroll International Students]

[appmanga]

1. These people are freaking idiots...

...and it's astounding the Supreme Court tends to be the only court that gives them the benefit of the doubt, even when they're unlikely to prevail.

One of the most stupefying claims the Trump Cabal makes is Harvard is aligned with the Chinese Communist Party, including having trained some of the CCP's paramilitary. Some of this might be funny if it wasn't for them screwing up people's lives.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. But unfortunately

their tactics force the recipients of the retaliation, to expend resources (time, people, money) to fight back against idiocy and a lot of that is the goal while they do other more devious things.

[appmanga]

4. True...

...but that what fighting back means, which is why it's important that those with the means and the platform have even more of an obligation to do so.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Agree

and there was no better one to "stand up" than Harvard.

Who has been eerily silent is the other big Ivy League law school juggernaut - Yale. They seem to be doing a "duck and cover".

[malaise]

3. Great news

Rec

[ificandream]

5. The maga maniacs of course won't let a judge's edict stop them from trying to make their stupid edict happen. ...

... but I sure hope it does.

[lostnfound]

6. The judges should just 'let him do it' until it lands on John Roberts (Harvard undergrad, Harvard law)

Let him figure it out. He is a big part of the reason we are in this mess.

[Bo Zarts]

7. Maybe it's time for Harvard to start revoking some degrees/honorary degrees .. starting with Peter Navarro.

I'm sure the university could "trump" up some reasons.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Judge Burroughs grants Harvard's request for a temporary restraining order,

BREAKING: Judge Burroughs grants Harvard's request for a temporary restraining order, barring the Trump administration from revoking the university’s student exchange certification.

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— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-05-23T16:04:19.488Z

[Passages]

10. Good.

[IbogaProject]

11. Good

I hope it holds. I am not happy some spoiled princess from Belgium (heir to their throne) is among that cohort.