A federal judge in San Francisco has denied California's request to immediately block the US President Donald Trump administration from using Marines and National Guard troops to assist federal officials with immigration enforcement, CNN reported.

Instead, Senior US District Judge Charles R Breyer has scheduled a hearing for 1:30 pm Thursday to consider the state's request for a temporary restraining order that would bar officials from directing the service members to assist with certain law enforcement activities.

The state had asked the judge to swiftly issue the order without waiting for a response from the Trump administration. However, Judge Breyer has decided to allow both sides to submit additional written arguments before deciding, as per CNN.