Harvard foreign students get temporary reprieve as court halts Trump's ban
International students at Harvard University still face uncertainty over the US administration's move to bar them from studying there.
In response to a complaint filed by the university, a US court temporarily blocked the measure announced by President Donald Trump's administration.
The government declared that international students at Harvard must transfer or lose their legal status to remain in the US, based on accusations that the university is fostering violence and antisemitism on campus.
The court's decision has prevented the policy from immediately affecting foreign students at the school, but has drawn sharp responses from the administration.
US media reported that Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, issued a statement saying, the ruling "delays justice and seeks to kneecap the President's constitutionally vested powers."
About 6,800 foreign students are currently enrolled at Harvard. They include Princess Elisabeth of Belgium and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's daughter.
Princess Elisabeth, who is first in the line to the Belgian throne, is studying for a master's degree in public policy. She has just completed her first year of the graduate school program.
The Associated Press cited the Belgian royal palace's communications head as saying, "We are looking into the situation, to see what kind of impact this decision might have on the princess, or not."
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