A federal judge indicated on Thursday that she would block the Trump administration’s effort to ban Harvard from enrolling international students, according to multiple reports.
U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs, an Obama appointee, said during a hearing that she would grant Harvard a preliminary injunction, per CBS News.
“I want to maintain the status quo,” Burroughs said during a hearing, according to the New York Times. “People are terrified.”
The Trump administration filed a notice ahead of the hearing indicating it would give Harvard 30 days to submit evidence disputing the grounds for the administration’s decision. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem accused Harvard’s leadership of “fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party.”
Burroughs temporarily blocked the administration on May 23 from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll students under the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).
Harvard’s refusal to comply with SEVP oversight was the latest evidence that it disdains the American people and takes for granted U.S. taxpayer benefits. Following our letter to Harvard, the school attempted to claim it now wishes to comply with SEVP standards.
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— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) May 29, 2025
Noem wrote on X Thursday morning that Harvard’s “refusal to comply with SEVP oversight was the latest evidence that it disdains the American people and takes for granted U.S. taxpayer benefits.”
“Following our letter to Harvard, the school attempted to claim it now wishes to comply with SEVP standards,” she wrote. “We continue to reject Harvard’s repeated pattern of endangering its students and spreading American hate—it must change its ways in order to participate in American programs.”
Harvard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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