A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from enforcing a ban on foreign nationals from entering the US to study at Harvard University. The order halts the implementation of Trump’s proclamation for at least six months pending further litigation,

Harvard University said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's move to bar foreign nationals seeking to study at the Ivy League school from entering the United States is illegal, and asked a judge to block it immediately pending further litigation.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education, transferring oversight to states. This plan faces legal challenges from 20 states and unions,

The Justice Department's emergency appeal to the high court said U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston exceeded his authority last month when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs.

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him resume dismantling the Department of Education, seeking to lift a lower court order that requires the reinstatement of as many as 1,400 workers.