"On March 3, 2020, the Department of State made an update to the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) website, our online portal for visa applicants. A visa applicant whose case previously displayed as being in “Administrative Processing” on his or her case status page now displays as being “refused.”
There has been no change in such applicants’ actual cases. This is an administrative change to more accurately communicate case status to applicants.
Visa applicants whose case status on CEAC had previously displayed as “Administrative Processing” had been refused under section 221(g) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)."
See travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/visas-ceac-case-status-change.html