Legal blow for Trump as judge blocks ban on Harvard’s foreign students

WorldPolitics
6 Jun 2025 • 4:34 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • A judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from barring international students from entering the US to study at Harvard University over alleged “national security” concerns.
  • Judge Allison Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order, saying that Trump's directive would cause "immediate and irreparable injury" before the courts could review the case.
  • Trump claimed Harvard refused to provide information about "known illegal activity" on campus allegedly committed by international students.
  • Harvard has filed a claim stating that Trump violated federal law by failing to back up his allegations about national security.
  • University spokesperson Jason Newton says Harvard will continue to protect its international students.

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