Judge blocks Trump administration’s effort to strip Harvard’s foreign student visas

Published May 29, 2025 1:31pm ET



A federal judge in Massachusetts opted to maintain a pause on the Department of Homeland Security‘s order to strip Harvard University of its ability to enroll foreign students.

Judge Allison Burroughs of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said in court Thursday that the temporary restraining order she first approved last Friday would remain in place, over objections from Trump administration lawyers.

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