Judge blocks Trump admin from interfering with Harvard's enrollment of international students

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday again blocked the Trump administration from interfering in Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, amid a feud between the administration and school over alleged antisemitism.

The order comes after the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification last month, after the Ivy League failed to provide information to the federal government about its international students and students who engaged in multiple school protests last year.

Roughly 27% of Harvard's students are foreigners, amounting to about 6,800 students. 

U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued the preliminary injunction and ordered the Trump administration to prepare guidance for officials to cancel the revocation and restore “every visa holder and applicant to the position that individual would have been absent such Revocation Notice.”

The judge also barred the administration from altering or terminating Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, according to NBC News. 

Burroughs gave the administration 72 hours to comply, but the Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.