A federal appeals court in San Francisco is set to hear arguments on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments on Tuesday on President Donald Trump's authority to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles amid protests and civil unrest, days after a lower court ruled that the president unlawfully called the National Guard into service.

A California court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether US President Donald Trump must give up control of the state's National Guard after he sent troops to protest-hit Los Angeles against the wishes of local officials.