Overview

• A federal judge in Boston issued a temporary restraining order halting the Trump administration's ban on Harvard enrolling international students.
• The administration had revoked Harvard's SEVIS certification, effectively barring it from sponsoring visas for international students and threatening deportation for current students.
• Harvard filed a lawsuit challenging the ban, arguing it was a retaliatory and unconstitutional action tied to ideological demands from the administration.
• The Department of Homeland Security justified the ban by accusing Harvard of fostering antisemitism, violent protests, and ties to the Chinese Communist Party, claims the university denies.
• The funding freeze of $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts imposed by the administration in April remains in effect, leaving Harvard's financial stability and global academic reputation in jeopardy.