A federal judge has blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's proclamation restricting new internation students to Harvard University. The ruling prevents enforcement while the case proceeds, and also extends protection for Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification.

The amicus brief will demonstrate that “the elimination of funding at Harvard negatively impacts the entire ecosystem” of higher education.

A federal judge granted a motion filed Friday for a group of 18 colleges and universities to file a briefing supporting Harvard University in its lawsuit against the Trump administration over