A federal judge in California on Thursday halted the Trump administration's attempt to end the legal status of international students across the country while a legal challenge to previous terminations is ongoing.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said the Trump administration “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in efforts to terminate foreign students’ visas and that nationwide relief was appropriate.

The Justice Department said last month that it would be reinstating student visa records for more than 4,700 students.