Harvard Stands Up To Trump And Wins Again

Trump tried to block Harvard from enrolling international students. The school sued and was quickly granted a restraining order blocking Trump.

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Harvard Keeps Beating Trump

Donald Trump keeps trying to make an example out of Harvard and failing. Trump’s latest move against the Ivy League school was to ban it from enrolling international students. If successful, Harvard would have lost 27% of its student body and would have been forbidden to accept any new international students.

Harvard sued, and US District Judge Allison D. Burroughs granted a restraining order against Trump.

Judge Burroughs wrote:

For purposes of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b), the President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Plaintiff”) has made a sufficient showing that it has provided notice to Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Department of Justice, Pamela Bondi, Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Jim Hicks, Department of State, and Marco Rubio (collectively, “Defendants”) and that, unless its Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”), [ECF No. 4 (the “Motion”)], is granted, it will sustain immediate and irreparable injury before there is an opportunity to hear from all parties. Thus, a TRO is justified to preserve the status quo pending a hearing and the Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED.

Accordingly, Defendants, their agents, and anyone acting in concert or participation with Defendants are hereby enjoined from:

A. Implementing, instituting, maintaining, or giving effect to the revocation of

Plaintiff’s SEVP certification;

B. Giving any force or effect to the Department of Homeland Security’s May 22, 2025 Revocation Notice.

Harvard is an example of why it is important for institutions to stand up to Trump. Too many law firms, media companies, journalists, and elected leaders have rolled over for or turned a blind eye to what Trump is doing.