US judge says will block Trump freeze on foreign students at Harvard
A U.S. judge will temporarily halt the Trump administration's efforts to block Harvard university from enrolling and hosting foreign students, judge Allison Burroughs said at a hearing in Boston on Thursday.
The eventual order "gives some protection to international students" as Harvard and the administration prepare to make their cases, she said.
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