On June 5, Harvard University filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for issuing a decree banning the Ivy League university from accepting new international students - a move that escalates legal confrontation between the federal government and the oldest school in the US.
In the revised lawsuit filed in court, Harvard requested a judge to temporarily suspend the effectiveness of the decree issued on June 4, which prevented the school from receiving new students with F, M or J visas to the US, arguing that this decree was a violation of the law.
The lawsuit stated that the decree of President Trump and the fact that the Minister of Security (DHS) revoked the visa certification were violated the first sentence of the US Constitution - the law of defending the basic rights of American citizens, namely religious freedom, speech, freedom of press, freedom of association and the right to propose the Government.
The university affirmed that the recent move by the US government is part of a systematic and increasingly escalating retaliatory campaign, just because the university exercises its authority under its First Amendment.
This additional lawsuit was based on the lawsuit that Harvard filed last month, after the DHS decided to revoke the school's Student and Exchange Service Program (SEVP) certification.
Accordingly, preventing Harvard from admitting international students, Federal Judge Allison Burroughs later blocked this decision.
The decree banning Harvard University from receiving new international students issued by Mr. Trump on the evening of June 4 (local time) also directed Secretary Marco Rubio to consider "revoking existing F, M or J visas" of Harvard students affected by the decree.
Earlier this week, Harvard also asked the court to issue a verdict to disburse about $2.5 billion in frozen federal funding.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has accused Harvard of violating federal law, saying the school has failed to address the issue of campus jewish teachings and not addressing the rising crime at the school.
The White House also said that Harvard did not provide enough information about illegal or dangerous activities of foreign students, only reporting shortcomings in 3 cases.
In the latest developments, a US federal judge has just issued a temporary block of President Donald Trump's latest decree, which prohibits new international students from attending Harvard University.
The verdict was made on the evening of June 5 (local time) by Judge Allison Burroughs just hours after Harvard requested the court to urgently intervene. The prestigious university said the decree signed by Trump the day before could have caused serious and irreparable damage if it had not been stopped immediately.
