The unanimous order from a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a victory for the president and allows for the continued deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, where they have been protecting federal property and U.S. immigration agents during enforcement operations.

A federal appeals court panel has sided with the Trump administration in litigation over President Donald Trump’s takeover of the California National Guard and deployment of troops in Los Angeles. The question before the U.

A panel rejected a lower court’s finding that it was most likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.