A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining refugees in Minnesota who do not yet have green cards, halting its plan to review thousands of refugee cases under Operation PARRIS.

The order came after a legal challenge argued that refugees, already vetted and admitted, cannot be arrested or detained without cause.

The judge directed that any refugees currently detained under this policy be immediately released, and those held out-of-state returned to Minnesota within five days.

The ruling responds to a recent two-month crackdown in Minnesota, during which thousands of refugees faced arrests and detention, CBS News has reported.

Advocates hailed the decision as a necessary protection, while the White House criticized it as judicial overreach.