A federal judge indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from barring Harvard’s ability to host foreign students on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a federal injunction to follow up on the temporary block she issued last month.
The Trump administration first announced it was barring Harvard’s ability to enroll international students on May 22, revoking the school’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, with Burroughs quickly imposing a temporary restraining order on government action before issuing the temporary block a week later and now, the injunction blocking action indefinitely.
The battle between the Trump administration and Harvard has been ongoing in recent weeks, including Trump making a proclamation that he would deny visas to foreign students who were looking to come to the U.S. with the purpose of attending the Ivy League school.
Harvard then called on Burroughs to step in and temporarily halt the enforcement of the proclamation, which she granted. She has reportedly not yet made a ruling on the proclamation after hearing arguments on Monday.
Harvard is suing the Department of Homeland Security following Secretary Kristi Noem‘s order to terminate Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification effective for the 2025-2026 school year, which would mean the school would no longer be able to host foreign students on its campus.
The administration’s decision to revoke Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program came after Harvard faced allegations that it hadn’t adequately addressed antisemitism on campus. Government officials also demanded that the school eliminate what it calls “racist ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ practices,” according to CNN.
The ruling by Burroughs on Friday does not impact the government from proceeding with the legal process, but prohibits officials from “implementing, instituting, maintaining, or giving any force or effect” to the May 22 revocation put forward by Trump.
If the Trump administration were to successfully bar foreign students from attending Harvard, it would potentially impact seven returning members of the Harvard swim & dive teams.
Underclassmen with international hometowns on Harvard’s 2024-2025 Swimming & Diving rosters
| Swimmer | Squad | Class (24-25) |
Listed Hometown
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| Kristin Helga Hakonardottir | Women’s Swimming | Sophomore |
Kopavogur, Iceland
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| Blythe Wieclawek | Women’s Swimming | Sophomore |
Oro-Medonte, Canada
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| Nina Janmyr | Women’s Diving | Junior | Hjarup, Sweden |
| Giulia Viacava | Women’s Swimming | Freshman | Monaco |
| Felipe Baffico | Men’s Swimming | Sophomore | Santiago, Chile |
| Mert Iravul | Men’s Swimming | Freshman | Ankara, Turkey |
| Filip Lanyi | Men’s Swimming | Sophomore |
Piestany, Slovakia
|
The men’s team also has at least four international swimmers slated to join them next season: Ognjen Pilipovic of Serbia, Maro Miknic and Vito Rados of Croatia, and Mark Iltsisin of Estonia.
This will be rightfully be overturned on appeal. However, I hope the Harvard athletes are able to go to school and compete as long as they aren’t supporting terrorist, practicing anti-semitism or protesting in our country.
Imagine being anti-protest and thinking you’re on the right side of history
it would have been wiser if you said nothing
We really got the people who voted for “Proud boys stand back stand by” lecturing us on supporting terrorist…
Apparently this is all because of Barron getting rejected. They should tell him to back off permanently or they will release his awful essay and transcripts.
Uh oh. What will the orange blob do next?
He’ll whine as always and will update his Truth Social account
HARVARD IS LED BY COMMUNISTS. I WILL NATIONALIZE HARVARD TO MAKE HARVARD GREAT AGAIN. YOU’LL SEE BIG BEAUTIFUL HARVARD UNDER MY LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
He’s still pissed that daddy couldn’t get him in.
He’ll do everything that aligns with ending democracy and being one of the worst Americans of all time.
Using the orange terms is not helpful because it softens what he is doing. Too many of my neighbors laugh it away with terms like that. Meanwhile he is stripping away one protection after another, backed by a court system that has been crafted in look-away direction for a decade plus by Mitch McConnell and others. This is a rare exception of it holding up.
I find that the most interesting news on this website now is not swimming, but politics. Every time a news involves political reality slightly, the comment area will be wonderful
Sadly, we have a president whose antics affect our daily lives in such an unwelcome way
I think we will see a lot more of this in the future… https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45552578/wisconsin-sues-miami-tampering-football-transfer
Well, yes.
The party of small government. Lmfao.
Every day since January this party has unfailingly produced evidence of “every accusation is an admission”
How’s that promise “I will end wars on my first day as the president” going?
How’s that promise “I will drain the swamp” going?
I don’t understand m@g@ts who are afraid of diversity and yet embraced TACO Two Dolls Donny dictatorship
USA is a reality show entertainment at this point.
Well, people were voting not for Trump. They were voting against the woke culture they were tired of. The current administration is more sane and considerably more competent than the Harris-Walz duo + supporters. Can’t complain. GO TEAM USA. Peace to you all.
Just because something’s in society make you uncomfortable doesn’t mean you decide to go and support this crazy administration. There is definitely not a feeling of peace in USA today. Go Harvard!
Explain “woke culture” to me lol
Anything not white hetero murrican christian is “w0k3”
People definitely voted for a convicted f3l0n and r@p1st who also had six casinos bankrupted. Worse, he’s a grifter, sold America to foreign interests (and gave Elon free key to government and citizen data) and indirectly killed millions through his policies
Instead of government efficiency, he fired all capable people and installed his incapable Minions, drain the swamp my @ass. He ballooned the deficit, balance the budget my @ss.
That’s what you folks voted for.
But m@g@ts are in cult.
Wonderful that you are helping all who read this article gain crystal clarity on the topic of our President/Commander in Chief. The bonus is your appreciation and characterization of those who voted for him.
Being woke is the real evil in our country isn’t it ( Sarcasm)? Meanwhile billionaires are making more billions and we are loosing our freedoms. We are the laughing stock of the world.
More sane? Give me a break?!!! You must be eating the same news Trump watches every evening that says his poll numbers are the highest they’ve ever been. You’re probably one of those MAGA voters that thinks they are Christian.
The lesson is BE WOKE, BE AWAKE, fight Trump and his corruption. Hands off OUR rights . Hands off our swimming !🏊♂️
zero facts support your claim, the opposite. The economy was doing great until trump crashed it.
It’s all so tiresome.