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Judge Blocks Trump Order to Bar International Students From Harvard

The ruling preserves Harvard’s SEVP certification, blocking the administration’s attempt to freeze its funding

A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
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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Overview

  • US District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a preliminary injunction on June 20 against President Trump’s proclamation that would have barred foreign nationals from studying at Harvard
  • The court order maintains Harvard’s ability to enroll about 6,800 international students by keeping its SEVP certification and exchange programs in place
  • The administration had previously frozen billions in funding, threatened the university’s tax-exempt status and revoked its SEVP certification over national security and alleged antisemitism concerns
  • Harvard has filed two lawsuits arguing that the administration’s actions violate its First Amendment free speech rights and amount to unlawful retaliation
  • University and White House officials are now in settlement talks, with President Trump suggesting a possible deal could be announced soon