Washington, June 20 -- A federal appeals court panel on Thursday permitted US President Donald Trump to keep the National Guard deployed in Los Angeles, for now, The Hill reported.

The unanimous order from a three-judge panel for the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals extended its pause of a judge's order finding Trump's deployment illegal and forcing him to return control of the troops to California Governor Gavin Newsom.

The three judge appeals panel included two judges nominated by Trump - Eric Miller and Mark Bennett and a judge appointed by former US President Joe Biden - Judge Jennifer Sung.

In its unsigned 38-page decision, the appeals panel wrote, "We emphasize, however, that our decision addresses only the facts before us. And al...