Hours after a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to return control of the California National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a federal appeals court Thursday evening granted Trump’s emergency motion to stay the ruling — hitting pause on a decision that would have taken effect at noon Friday.

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

The National Guard remains in Los Angeles after an appeals court overturned a federal judge's ruling saying Donald Trump had to return control of the troops back over to Gavin Newsom. There will be a hearing next week.