The ruling means control of the California National Guard will stay in federal hands as the lawsuit continues to unfold.

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.

By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court let Donald Trump retain control on Thursday of California's National Guard while the state's Democratic governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the Republican president's use of the troops to quell protests in Los Angeles.