Harvard Judge Says Foreign Student Ban Likely to Harm School

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Photographer: Cassandra Klos/Bloomberg

A federal judge said that Harvard University is likely to show that it will suffer irreparable harm if the government is able to stop international students from attending the Ivy League school.

US District Judge Allison Burroughs said at a hearing Monday that the government has an “uphill battle” on the issue, a key factor in whether she will extend her temporary order preventing the Trump administration from refusing to give foreign students visas to attend the university. Burroughs said she would rule on whether to issue a preliminary injunction by June 23.