Judge indefinitely blocks Trump's proclamation suspending new Harvard international students

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Source: CNN

(CNN) — A federal judge on Monday indefinitely blocked a recent attempt by President Donald Trump to deprive Harvard University of its ability to bring thousands of international students to its campus.

Judge Allison Burroughs of the US District Court in Massachusetts decided Trump’s recent presidential proclamation was a violation of the university’s constitutional protections, and part of a retaliatory campaign the Trump administration has waged.

The White House said the proclamation against international students coming to the US to study at Harvard was for national security purposes, because Harvard wasn’t properly vetting incoming scholars from other countries.

But Burroughs took the opportunity to outline her reaction to the administration’s repeated attempts to cut into Harvard’s student body and approach to teaching.

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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN
2 minute read
Published 11:25 PM EDT, Mon June 23, 2025


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