The Trump administration argues that the court should deny the organization’s request for summary judgment and rule in its favor. It states that the organization is trying to “insert themselves into the picture,” despite the funding not being allocated to the members, according to a court filing.

A temporary injunction remains in force. Harvard hoped the judge would issue a more lasting block of the president’s proclamation against international students’ attending the university.

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Lawyers for Harvard University urged a federal judge on Monday to extend an order blocking President Donald Trump's plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.