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Investing.com -- Harvard University has secured a temporary court order that prevents the Trump administration from barring the enrollment of international students. This is a significant development in a legal battle that could have widespread implications for higher education in the United States.
The ruling was made by US District Judge Allison Burroughs on Friday, stating that the US government cannot enforce its order that was imposed a day earlier. This decision came just hours after Harvard filed a lawsuit in Boston federal court.
The Trump administration’s decision had left thousands of foreign students at Harvard University in administrative uncertainty, as they began looking for alternatives. Harvard University, which took legal action against the Trump administration on Friday over this decision, currently has nearly 7,000 international students. These students represent about 27% of its total enrollment.
Since taking office in January, President Trump has criticized Ivy League universities, accusing them of promoting anti-American, Marxist, and "radical left" ideologies.
While other universities may be interested in accepting more students at the caliber of Harvard, accommodating large numbers of them may not be feasible with only three months remaining until the start of the next academic year.
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