A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order that would prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students.

Harvard University held its commencement ceremony today as a federal district judge said she will issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from making changes to Harvard’s student visa program indefinitely.

As Harvard students gather for commencement, a legal battle that could affect the school's future is playing out a few miles away in a federal courthouse.

If the Trump administration succeeds in barring international students from enrolling at Harvard, it will benefit U.S. competitors such as China, experts say.

On the same day the Trump administration asked federal agencies to cut contracts with Harvard University, dozens of students gathered for a rally in support of their international classmates.

Harvard President Alan Garber began his commencement remarks Thursday, May 29 with an apparent dig at the Trump administration's attempts to kick out all of the university's foreign students, amid the institution's ongoing feud with President Donald Trump and his administration.