Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 26 other attorneys general in supporting the Trump administration's recent measures against the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. This coalition is advocating for a stay on a district court's temporary restraining order that currently blocks President Trump's efforts to address what they describe as a violent and dangerous foreign terrorist organization.
Attorney General Marshall stated, "Tren de Aragua is a violent terrorist organization with ties to Nicolas Maduro’s regime in Venezuela. TdA is responsible for numerous murders, as well as drug and human trafficking in our country. President Trump has a legitimate constitutional authority to protect our national security and American lives that have been put at risk by this invasion."
The brief argues that the restraining order endangers public safety across the United States and does not adequately acknowledge the President's constitutional and statutory authority to ensure national security.
Marshall emphasized that President Trump operated within his constitutional rights, particularly through Article II, which grants the President significant authority to counter foreign threats, including transnational criminal organizations like Tren de Aragua.
In addition to Alabama, South Carolina and Virginia co-led this initiative. The brief also received support from attorneys general of Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.