Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students

The Friday's order from US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston preserves Harvard's ability to host foreign students while the case is decided, but it falls short of resolving all of Harvard's legal hurdles to hosting international students.

Notably, Burroughs said the federal government still has authority to review Harvard's ability to host international students through normal processes outlined in law.

Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security in May after the agency abruptly withdrew the school's certification to host foreign students and issue paperwork for their visas, skirting most of its usual procedures.