A federal judge has ruled that President Trump’s call-up of the California National Guard was illegal, prompting an immediate appeal from the Trump administration. The troops will remain in place for at least a few days after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an administrative stay of the judges ruling.

The state of California had sought to stop the president from sending National Guard troops without the governor’s approval.

A federal judge ruled Thursday evening that President Donald Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard in response to anti-immigration-enforcement protests in Los Angeles was “illegal.” Pending an immediate appeal by the Trump Administration,