A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students, a policy the Ivy League school called part of President Donald Trump's broader effort to retaliate against it for refusing to "surrender its academic independence.

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, an Obama appointee, issued the temporary restraining order freezing the policy.