Judge Temporarily Blocks DHS’s Revocation of Harvard’s Ability to Allow Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors to Get Visas
This is the matter I wrote about yesterday; the judge issued a temporary restraining order “to preserve the status quo pending a hearing” on Harvard’s preliminary injunction motion. The hearing is set for next Thursday morning (May 29). You can read Harvard’s arguments for the TRO here; I expect its arguments for a preliminary injunction will be similar. From the Introduction:
For more than 70 years, Harvard University … has been certified by the federal government to enroll international students under the F-1 visa program, and it has long been designated as an exchange visitor program sponsor to host J-1 nonimmigrants. Harvard has, over this time, developed programs and degrees tailored to its international students and invested millions to recruit the most talented such students and integrate them into all aspects of the Harvard community. Yesterday, the government abruptly revoked Harvard’s certification to host F-1 and J-1 students without process or cause, to devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 Harvard students and affiliates on F-1 and J-1 visas.
The government’s revocation of Harvard’s certification was not a product of the ordinary review process set out in detailed regulations that define the limited circumstances under which a school’s certification may be revoked and put a premium on the due process rights of institutions and students. On its face, the revocation is part of the government’s broader effort to retaliate against Harvard for its refusal to surrender its academic independence.
In response to the government’s disagreement with the perceived viewpoints of Harvard, its faculty, and its students, the government issued a
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