US court blocks Trump’s ban on international students at Harvard University | World News
A federal court in the United States Friday blocked US President Donald Trump’s ban on international students from attending Harvard University. This comes hours after the university filed a legal challenge — calling it “illegal retaliation” for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands.
Harvard, in its legal filing, challenged the Trump adminration’s justification for the action, which relied on a federal law that permits the US President to block a “class of aliens” deemed detrimental to the nation’s interests. The university also questioned the adminration’s targeting only those who are coming to the US to study at Harvard and do not qualify as a “class of aliens”.
In May, the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard University’s certification to admit international students, escalating a bitter standoff between the Trump adminration and one of the nation’s most prestigious academic institutions. The action, ordered Homeland Security Secretary Kri L Noem, immediately bars Harvard from enrolling new international students and requires current ones to transfer or risk losing their legal immigration status.
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The policy shift comes amid broader federal crackdowns on campus protests related to the war in Gaza.
Last month, a US court judge also blocked the DHS from revoking Harvard’s ability to host foreign students. The Ivy League school called Trump’s action as an end-run around a previous court order.
