A federal judge said that Harvard University is likely to show that it will suffer irreparable harm if the government is able to stop international students from attending the Ivy League school.

A federal judge said on Monday that she would issue a brief extension of an order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump's plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the U.S. to study at Harvard University while she decides whether to issue a longer-term injunction.

A federal judge on Monday extended her block on the Trump administration's targeting of Harvard's international students, multiple outlets reported. Why it matters: International students are authorized to study in the U.