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Court Halts Trump’s Ban on Harvard International Students

The ruling preserves Harvard’s ability to admit 7,000 international students as talks with the Trump administration continue.

FILE - A bicyclist walks by Langdell Hall, the Harvard Law Library, on the Harvard Law School campus at Harvard University, Aug. 1, 2005, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 29, 2025.
People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus on June 29, 2023 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Overview

  • On June 23, Judge Allison Burroughs granted a preliminary injunction blocking both the May 22 revocation of Harvard’s SEVP certification and the June 4 presidential proclamation banning new foreign students.
  • The order protects roughly 7,000 international students—about 27% of Harvard’s enrollment—allowing them to remain in the US and continue their studies pending the lawsuit’s outcome.
  • The Trump administration had accused Harvard of fostering antisemitism, collaborating with hostile foreign actors, and failing to comply with federal student‐visa oversight requirements.
  • Federal agencies have also frozen over $2.6 billion in Harvard research grants, canceled contracts, and threatened to strip the university of its tax-exempt status as part of the pressure campaign.
  • President Trump has indicated that a settlement could be announced “over the next week or so,” reflecting ongoing negotiations between the White House and university leadership.