A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday granted Harvard University‘s request to temporarily block the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to strip the University of its ability to enroll foreign students.

Judge Allison Burroughs of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said Harvard had successfully shown “it will sustain immediate and irreparable injury” if a temporary restraining order were not granted. Burroughs, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, granted the order and said it was necessary to “preserve the status quo pending a hearing.”