The U.S. Department of State has determined that WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was wrongfully detained when she was arrested at an airport in Russia back in mid-February on drug charges.

This classification means that the U.S. will work more aggressively to secure Griners release, even as her legal case continues to play out overseas, The Associated Press reported citing two U.S. officials.

A State Department spokesperson confirmed the reclassification to HuffPost but declined to go into detail on the reason for the change, which was first reported by ESPN on Tuesday.

The spokesperson noted that all cases involving a U.S. national being detained abroad are reviewed to determine if they are unlawful or wrongful and that for privacy or operational reasons, not all wrongful detention determinations are made public.