RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said on Tuesday that he and his administration would continue to fight to take down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on state land in Richmond after a judge stopped the statue’s removal.

Northam called the statue “a monument for divisiveness that needs to come down” adding that “we are on very solid legal ground” to remove the statue.

Northam’s comments follow a 10-day injunction barring the statue’s removal. A judge in Richmond said there is a likelihood of “irreparable harm” to the statue if it is removed. A descendant of the original deed holder, William C. Gregory, is mounting the civil case.

Northam’s administration has said it wants an expedited hearing.