Kseniia Petrova, who was born in Russia, was released by a judge on Thursday.

Several Massachusetts towns sued, arguing the law is unenforcable because it is an unfunded mandate.

The order is not a final ruling, but it means protections will not be in place for those immigrants while the legal challenge proceeds.

A federal judge ordered officials to restart processing applications.

Most clients who can’t afford an attorney are appointed a “bar advocate.” Their attorneys are beginning a work stoppage, saying they need to be paid a higher rate.

The judge blocked an executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

The Trump administration, like the Biden administration before it, has complained that judges are overreaching by issuing orders that apply to everyone instead of just the parties before the court.

Prosecutors recommended a year in prison.

Gov. Maura Healey called for him to resign Friday.

Fernandes Anderson, who represents Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and part of the South End, was indicted in December on fraud charges.