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Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Ban of International Students at Harvard

Resuming student visa issuance under stricter social media checks has prompted talks of a potential deal with Harvard.

Des étudiants se rendent à la 374e cérémonie de remise des diplômes à l’Université Harvard à Cambridge, Massachusetts, États-Unis, le 29 mai 2025.
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Des étudiants aux abords de l'université Harvard, le 29 mai dernier.

Overview

  • A federal judge led by Allison Burroughs has indefinitely extended an injunction preventing the administration from blocking Harvard’s admission of new international students, ruling the policy unlawful and unconstitutional.
  • On June 19, the US government resumed student visa processing after a three-week suspension and ordered embassies to review applicants’ public social media posts from the past five years.
  • Harvard has sued over the administration’s freezing of more than $3 billion in federal grants and contracts, calling it a retaliatory violation of its First Amendment rights.
  • President Trump has accused Harvard of fostering antisemitism and ‘wokism,’ targeting its diversity programs and protesting campus demonstrations against Israel’s actions in Gaza.
  • International students represent 27 percent of Harvard’s enrollment and constitute a vital revenue stream that the administration’s restrictions had jeopardized.