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 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.

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