A federal appeals court on Tuesday spent more than an hour grappling with whether President Donald Trump unlawfully federalized thousands of members of California’s National Guard to beef up security in Los Angeles amid unrest over immigration enforcement there.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday seemed ready to keep President Donald Trump in control of California National Guard troops after they were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

A federal appeals court ruled last week to pause a lower court ruling calling President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard for ongoing immigration protests in Los Angeles unlawful. The ruling comes as elected leaders express concern over the Trump administration’s aggressive approach when it comes to federal immigration enforcement.