, May 24 -- A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students-a measure Harvard condemned as unconstitutional retaliation for resisting the White House's political pressure.

Harvard filed a lawsuit earlier the same day in Boston federal court, arguing that the government's action violates the First Amendment and would cause immediate and severe harm to the university and its over 7,000 international students.

"The government is trying to erase a quarter of our student body with a single decision," the university stated in its complaint, emphasizing that Harvard's identity and mission are closely tied to its global student body.

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