A federal appeals court on Thursday night allowed President Trump to maintain command of the California National Guard in response to the Los Angeles protests, blocking a lower court that ordered him to return those forces to the state’s control.

An appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to LA following protests over immigration raids despite opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

A federal appeals court for now rejected California’s effort to force President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard.