A US federal judge on Friday temporarily restrained the Donald Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enrol international students, a policy imposed on the elite institution the day before.
In its lawsuit filed earlier Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government’s action violates the First Amendment and will have an “immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders.”
In its complaint, Harvard called the revocation a “blatant violation” of the Constitution and federal laws, and said the ban would have an “immediate and devastating effect” on the university and its international students.
The tussle between the Trump administration and Harvard began after Harvard President Alan M Garber told the administration in April that the university would not accept demands to change its hiring and admissions practices, and its curriculum.
