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,

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

California officials argue that President Trump exceeded his authority by federalizing the National Guard without the consent of Gov. Gavin Newsom and by deploying Marines on American soil.