A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned incoming foreign students from entering the US to attend Harvard University. Hours earlier, Harvard had filed a legal challenge asking for the federal judge to block Trump’s order.

Harvard University sued to stop the Trump administration from barring its international students’ entrance to the US, adding to a high-stakes legal battle between the government and the school.Harvard asked a judge on Thursday to immediately halt President Donald Trump’s proclamation that the university’s foreign students will no longer be able to enter the country.

Trump’s initial travel ban launched one of the most defining fights of his first term. It banned travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, sparking turmoil at airports across

President Donald Trump’s new travel ban draws on lessons from his first term. He cites national security justification for the restrictions, while critics point to legal and moral problems.