A federal judge has blocked the government’s order requiring Harvard’s thousands of international students to transfer schools or lose legal status, pending a lawsuit.

Harvard sued and asked for a restraining order less than 24 hours after the Trump administration had said it would block current and future international students from attending the university.

BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents overseas fretted over what would come next.