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Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Bid to Bar Harvard’s International Students

By restoring Harvard’s visa program, the injunction requires DHS to reinstate all affected student statuses within three days

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The Coop in Harvard Square of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi
Visitors on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, MA on June 3, 2025.

Overview

  • The preliminary injunction halts enforcement of a May 22 DHS notice that would have stripped Harvard of its SEVP and EVP certifications, protecting about 7,000 current and prospective international students.
  • Judge Allison D. Burroughs ordered DHS to issue guidance within 72 hours directing embassies and federal agents to ignore the revocation and restore every impacted visa holder to their prior status.
  • The court action follows Harvard’s lawsuit challenging what it described as retaliatory measures tied to its handling of antisemitism, campus protests and faculty hiring policies.
  • President Trump posted that negotiations with Harvard could yield a “mindbogglingly historic” settlement to resolve the university’s compliance disputes within the next week.
  • The broader conflict has also seen the administration freeze over $2.6 billion in Harvard research funding and threaten to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status.