Will Harvard Continue to Lead the Charge? - Part 21

From Inside Higher Ed: In a hearing on Monday, a federal judge put off making a ruling on whether to continue blocking President Trump’s proclamation banning Harvard international students and researchers from entering the country. The judge, Allison Burroughs of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, agreed to decide within a week and extended an order to temporarily halt the policy until then...

Ian Gershengorn, Harvard’s lawyer, argued in court that the “impact of the proclamation is devastating to Harvard and its students,” Reuters reported. Justice Department attorney Tiberius Davis argued that the president has “sweeping authority” under the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar certain foreign nationals from the U.S. Burroughs chose to take more time to consider her decision...

on May 28, Harvard received notice that it would lose its SEVP* certification because of “compliance issues,” including not adequately responding to a student records request from DHS** and failing to “maintain a campus environment free from violence and antisemitism.” ...

Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/06/17/judge-delays-ruling-trump-ban-harvard-foreign.

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*Student Exchange and Visitor Program. 

**Department of Homeland Security.