Judge Considers Block on Trump Admin’s Bid to Prevent Foreign Students From Attending Harvard

BOSTON—A federal judge heard arguments on June 16 over whether to issue a more permanent block on the Trump administration’s attempt to halt the flow of foreign students into Harvard University. The hearing was the latest in a series of confrontations between President Donald Trump and the school he says has failed to address anti-Semitism and has foreign entanglements that threaten national security. Harvard says that Trump is using their foreign students as a pawn in what it says is a broader unconstitutional assault on the school and its academic freedom. During the June 16 hearing, an attorney for Harvard sought to convince U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs that she should issue a preliminary injunction on a proclamation Trump issued this month. Burroughs already issued a brief, more temporary order this month in order to halt the proclamation, which places a six-month pause on Harvard accepting new foreign students through visas....