US judge blocks Trump adminration decision to bar foreign student enrolment at Harvard | World News

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump adminration’s move to strip Harvard University of its ability to enrol international students.
The court issued a temporary restraining order halting the government’s decision to revoke Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which allows the university to host foreign students studying in the US on visas.
Harvard filed a lawsuit in the US Drict Court in Massachusetts earlier on Friday, prompting the judge’s swift intervention.
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In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government’s action violates the first amendment of the US constitution and will have an “immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders”.
“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, international students who contribute significantly to the university and its mission,” Harvard said in its suit. The institution added that it plans to file for a temporary restraining order to block the Department of Homeland Security from carrying out the move.
 
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