The US Supreme Court has temporarily halted U.S. refugee admissions until an appeals court rules on the matter, VOA reported.

The court upheld a request from the Trump administration to bar refugees as part of an executive order that also limited travelers from six majority-Muslim countries. But the government win is both partial and temporary. 

The justices upheld last week's district court ruling that expanded the list of relationships that can be considered “bona fide” links to the U.S. to include grandparents. Travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen can continue to be admitted if they can show they have such bona fide relationships. 

In addition, Hawaiian Judge Derrick Watson ruled that refugees could be admitted as long as they had assurance from a resettlement agency.

The Supreme Court suspended this ruling only until the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco can review it.

The US State Department has allowed voluntary agencies that work with refugees the all-clear to resume travel arrangements.