The Daily Fuckup

A Boston federal judge on June 16 kept the Trump administration’s Harvard entry ban from taking effect, extending a temporary restraining order through June 23 while she weighs whether to turn that pause into a preliminary injunction.

The order means the government still cannot enforce the proclamation against incoming international students and researchers at Harvard for now. It does not settle the underlying fight, which centers on whether the administration can use immigration authority to pressure the university after a broader clash over records requests, campus policy demands, and federal funding.

Judge Allison Burroughs had already issued an earlier temporary block on June 5. On Monday, she left that protection in place until next week, giving both sides more time before she decides whether Harvard deserves longer-term relief.

Harvard says the government is trying to punish the school by targeting its international population. The administration says it is acting within its lawful authority and cites national security concerns. For the moment, though, the proclamation remains on hold and the university’s foreign students and scholars can keep operating under the court’s temporary shield.