The Trump administration on Monday filed a request to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a stay pending appeal after a ruling that required returning control of National Guard troops to California, Dataminr reported.

Justice Department lawyers defended President Donald Trump’s troop deployment in Los Angeles, urging the judges to block a lower court ruling that ordered the president to relinquish control of the National Guard troops back to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who wants them to stand down, according to The Washington Times.

The legal battle over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard is set to continue Tuesday, ABC7 reported.

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