A US judge prevented the government from recalling the university’s ability to enroll foreign students.
The decision of US regional judge Alison Barrow provides temporary relief to the thousands of international students who have been confronted with the possibility of being forced to transfer in a policy that the Ivy League school described as part of the government’s broader effort to pursue it.
The Trump government may appeal against the Barrow decision. Representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior Security did not immediately respond to commentary requests.
In a lawsuit filed earlier on Friday in a Federal Court of Boston, and other federal laws and will have “direct and destructive consequences” for the University and more than 7,000 visa holders.
“,” Says the school that measures 389 years of life in the lawsuit filed with the Boston Federal Court. Harvard enrolls nearly 6,800 international students during the current school year, equal to 27% of total records. The termination of Harvard’s student certification and exchange program, with validity from the academic year 2025-2026, was announced on Thursday by Interior Security Minister Christie Noem.
In her brief order to block politics for two weeks, Barrow said Harvard has proven that it could be damaged before the opportunity to hear the case as a whole. The judge, appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, planned hearing on May 27 and 29 to examine the next steps in the case.
Trump campaign for political alignment
Trump’s pressure on Harvard is part of the wider Republican campaign to oblige universities, law firms, media, courts and other institutions that appreciate independence from party policy to align with his agenda.
The campaign has included efforts to expel foreign students who participated in demonstrations in favor of the Palestinians but did not commit crimes, retaliation against lawyers employing lawyers who have questioned the US president, as well as a judge of a judge.
Harvard, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has reacted hard on Trump, having previously filed a lawsuit for the rehabilitation of about $ 3 billion in federal grants that had been frozen or canceled.
Some institutions have made concessions to Trump.
Columbia University has agreed to reform disciplinary procedures and re -examine curricula for Middle East courses, as Trump withdrew $ 400 million in funding that the Ivy League school had not done enough.
In a statement before Barrow’s decision, White House spokesman Abigil Jackson rejected the lawsuit.
“If Harvard cared so much about ending the scourge of anti -American, anti -Semitic, philorantic turmoil in its campus, it would not be in this situation from the outset. Harvard would have to spend its time and resources on creating a safe environment on campus instead of fractured lawsuits, “Jackson said.
