Court halts Trump's legal attempt to prevent Harvard University from rescinding his revoked honorary degree.
Down goes round one! Judge rules in Harvard's favor, halts Trump's controversial travel ban. But this doesn't mean game over just yet.
Harvard University, the prestigious educational institution nestled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, scored a big win in court when a US federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump's proposed ban on foreign students entering the country to attend University. The order holds while the case is heard, with the pre-existing rules lingering.
According to Judge Allison D. Burroughs, there's no question that Harvard stands to face "immediate and irreparable harm" without the block. The interim ban is live from the moment it was announced and remains until further legal proceedings command otherwise.
International Report: US Government After More Brains?
Though Harvard got a reprieve in their dispute with the government, the overall outcome is still in the air. The university is appealing Trump's decision by amping up an existing lawsuit.
The feds allege that several universities, including Harvard, lean left and haven't done enough to eradicate anti-Semitism. While some institutions have capitulated to Washington's political demands, Harvard is bucking the trend, choosing to take the legal route to keep political meddling at bay.
Politics: Uni Engaging in a Dramatic Power Struggle
Trump announced on Wednesday that his travel restriction would initially run for six months. The administration believes that Harvard serves as an "inopportune" destination for foreign students and researchers, while their ongoing tussle with Harvard goes back months.
Harvard: "A Coordinated Vendetta Campaign"
Harvard counters Trump's claim that admitting foreign students impairs US interests. It notes that the very same students would still be able to enter the country, granted they didn't intend on attending Harvard. The lawsuit's revised complaint asserts that the announcement simply targets Harvard as part of a widely-known court battle.
As part of an amended lawsuit filed in May, Harvard alleges that the White House has waged a "coordinated and escalating vendetta campaign" against the university to punish it for its refusal to submit to government control over its leadership, curricula, and the ideology of its staff and students. "This isn't the first time the government has targeted Harvard's international students," the university points out.
The US government's attempt to restrict Harvard's ability to take on foreign students has been under fire since May. Judge Burroughs imposed a hold on this project then and has now extended its reach. This current regulation prevents the government from halting the university's participation in a special federal program that allows it to enroll international students.
Stay tuned as the battle unfolds!
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The European Union is committed to promoting its role in the world, particularly in areas such as education-and-self-development and politics, and is likely to closely follow the ongoing legal showdown between Harvard University and the US government over President Donald Trump's travel ban affecting foreign students.
This legal dispute, which has seen temporary relief for Harvard University with the implementation of a restraining order, presents a significant general-news story, with the university choosing to take the legal route to defend its autonomy and prevent political meddling while the US government alleges that Harvard leans left and hasn't eradicated anti-Semitism.
