U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs on Friday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from terminating Harvard University’s international student program.

The order allows Harvard to continue hosting foreign students while the case is decided.

The Department of Homeland Security informed Harvard last month that it would no longer be allowed to enrolled foreign students due to “pro-terrorist conduct” on campus.

DHS notified the university of its decision after Harvard refused to turn over the behavioral records of its foreign students.

“This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement at the time. 

“It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multibillion-dollar endowments,” she added. “Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused. They have lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law. Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country.”

Noem first demanded that Harvard provide information about the “criminality and misconduct” of foreign students on its campus on April 16. She warned at the time that refusal to comply would result in the termination of the university’s visa program.

In conjunction with DHS’s decision to terminate Harvard’s international student program, President Trump also issued a proclamation earlier this month barring the entry of holders of Harvard-sponsored visas. A separate temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s proclamation remains in effect until Monday.

An attorney for Harvard, Ian Gershengorn, told the judge on Monday that the president is “using Harvard’s international students as pawns.” He argued the administration has overstepped its authority while trying to retaliate against the university for failing to meet the president’s demands.

The revocation of Harvard’s student visa access is the latest in a series of escalatory measures by the administration.

Trump has targeted the university since it rejected a series of demands to address rampant anti-semitism and other forms of discrimination on campus. The Trump administration has cut more than $2.6 billion in research grants and ended federal contracts with the university.

Harvard argued on Monday that Trump’s proclamation unfairly and illegally singled out Harvard, but the Department of Justice argued the administration has scrutinized dozens of other universities.

“The power is within Harvard to fix this,” DOJ attorney Tiberius Davis said, explaining that the federal government currently believes “other universities might be better” to host foreign students.