Overview

• A Boston federal judge extended a temporary restraining order on President Trump’s proclamation that would block new and returning Harvard international students from entering the US.
• The ruling also prolongs an earlier injunction against the Department of Homeland Security’s move to revoke Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification.
• Harvard’s amended lawsuit contends the proclamation amounts to unconstitutional retaliation for the university’s refusal to comply with White House demands on governance, curriculum and diversity policies.
• More than 7,000 visa-holding students and their dependents—about 27 percent of Harvard’s enrollment—face uncertainty without the court’s intervention.
• The decision raises the prospect of Supreme Court review, echoing its 2018 ruling that affirmed broad presidential authority over entry restrictions.