A federal judge in Boston on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration’s directive to strip Harvard University of its ability to admit international students.

Judge Allison Burroughs issued the ruling from the bench after an emergency hearing on the administration's move, which upended the lives of the 27 percent of Harvard’s student body that is made up of foreign students.

“I want to maintain the status quo,” Burroughs said from the bench, according to CNN.

Harvard quickly sued the administration last week after the directive was given by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which also ordered current international students at Harvard to transfer to other schools or risk losing their visas.

“This administration is holding Harvard accountable for

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