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.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump illegally federalized the California National Guard in response to the Los Angeles protests and ordered that the force be returned to the control of Democratic Gov.

The California Governor has sued the U.S. President over the mobilization of the National Guard, calling it “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”