Posted on 05/29/2025 9:29:59 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration’s directive to strip Harvard University of its ability to admit international students.
Judge Allison Burroughs issued the ruling from the bench after an emergency hearing on the administration’s move, which upended the lives of the 27 percent of Harvard’s student body that is made up of foreign students.
“I want to maintain the status quo,” Burroughs said from the bench, according to CNN.
Harvard quickly sued the administration last week after the directive was given by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which also ordered current international students at Harvard to transfer to other schools or risk losing their visas.
“This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” DHS head Kristi Noem said. “It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multibillion-dollar endowments.
In a court filing on Wednesday, Maureen Martin, the university’s director of immigration services, detailed a long list of consequences the directive had on Harvard in the week since it was announced.
Some international students are looking to transfer, others are declining offers to Harvard, those with Harvard visas are getting extra screening at airports and other countries are looking to recruit students away from Harvard due to the announcement.
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Who controls the visa process? Just deny the visas, no one can do anything about this. Same with tariffs, just charge it on entry. The administration is in charge if Trump just backs them 100%. Constitutional crisis? Who really cares!
Need we ask?
Trump will need a third term to get through all the slow downs these judges are putting up.
Who would be in charge of creating a judicial fast lane for all of these obstructions put up by these judges?
Pam Bondi but she doesn’t seem like much help.
So now judges control who does and does not get a visa???
“I want to maintain the status quo,”
Who gave her that right?
She’s saying that she’s setting policy, not interpreting law.
Article is poorly written / ambiguous.
Harvard doesn't have the power to issue visas - only the fed. govt. does.
Harvard is free to "admit" any many foreign students as it wants - but it can't provide them with visas (or demand that the fed. govt. does so).
Harvard can "admit" as many foreigners as it wants - as long as they are content with online instruction from their home countries.
Regards,
“Trump will need a third term to get through all the slow downs these judges are putting up.
Who would be in charge of creating a judicial fast lane for all of these obstructions put up by these judges?”
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There is no “Judicial fast lane.”
Why did we even elect a president?
I’m shocked, well not that shocked that another Federal Judge found that Trump is not really the President and can’t change things. Status Que forever unless a Democrat is in office.
Pam Bondi has no control over scheduling decisons of the court system.
The U.S. government controls the visa process for foreigners coming to the United States, and the process is primarily managed by three federal agencies:
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✅ 1. U.S. Department of State (DOS)
Main agency for processing visa applications abroad
Responsible for issuing visas to foreigners at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.
Consular officers review applications, conduct interviews, and decide whether to approve or deny a visa.
🔹 Example: If someone in India applies for a U.S. tourist visa, the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in India (run by the State Department) handles it.
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✅ 2. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Handles visa petitions inside the U.S.
Part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Processes visa petitions (usually filed by U.S. citizens, employers, or permanent residents) for certain types of visas, such as:
Work visas (e.g., H-1B)
Family-sponsored visas
Green card applications (adjustment of status)
🔹 Example: A U.S. company files a petition for an H-1B worker through USCIS.
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✅ 3. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Controls who is allowed to enter at the border
Also part of DHS.
Even with a valid visa, a CBP officer at a port of entry (e.g., airport or border crossing) makes the final decision on whether a foreigner can enter the U.S.
AI
WRONG!!!
All aspects of federal government practice and policy are entirely controlled by the omniscient, omnipotent, utterly god-like All Holy Federal District Judges.
Bow before their divine magnificence!
If they're Democrats, then yes.
Who gave this hack punk standing or jurisdiction to decide this?
What? Judges stopping every Trump move?
Really surprising...NOT!
What? Judges stopping every Trump move?
Really surprising...NOT!
What Trump should immediately do is modify the approval process for these applications to add another 20 levels of approval and then slow walk every application so it takes years to process each one (the ones that extend paroles).
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