Can Trump win his legal battle against Harvard?

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The Trump administration faces an uphill battle in its fight to remove Harvard University‘s ability to enroll foreign students, as President Donald Trump takes aim at the university for its alleged violations of civil rights laws and executive orders.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Thursday move to revoke Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification prompted the institution to file a lawsuit, which it did on Friday in a federal district court in Massachusetts. Judge Allison Burroughs of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts quickly granted a temporary restraining order and said it was necessary to “preserve the status quo pending a hearing.”

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