Sri Lanka, June 10 -- The United States State Department directed all US missions abroad and consular sections to resume processing Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas after a federal judge in Boston last week temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's latest ban on foreign students at the Ivy League institution.

In a diplomatic cable sent last Friday (Jun 6) and signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the State Department cited parts of the judge's decision, saying the fresh directive was 'in accordance with' the temporary restraining order.

Under that order granted to Harvard late last Thursday, US District Judge Allison Burroughs blocked Trump's proclamation from taking effect pending further litigation of th...