Montgomery, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general in defending the Trump administration’s recent actions to combat the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). The coalition is also calling for a stay on a district court’s temporary restraining order, which has halted President Trump’s efforts to address what officials have labeled a violent and dangerous foreign terrorist organization.
Attorney General Marshall emphasized the severity of the threat posed by Tren de Aragua, describing the group as a “violent terrorist organization with ties to Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.” Marshall stated that the gang is responsible for numerous violent crimes, including drug and human trafficking within the United States.
“President Trump has a legitimate constitutional authority to protect our national security and American lives that have been put at risk by this invasion,” Marshall said.
The legal brief submitted by the coalition argues that the district court’s temporary restraining order should be stayed for two primary reasons: it jeopardizes public safety across the country and does not properly acknowledge the President’s constitutional and statutory authority to address national security threats.
Marshall and other attorneys general assert that President Trump acted within his rights under Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which grants the President authority to respond to foreign threats, including transnational criminal organizations such as Tren de Aragua.
The effort is co-led by South Carolina and Virginia, with attorneys general from 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 also signing onto the brief.
The case remains under judicial review as the attorneys general continue to push for the reinstatement of the Trump administration’s measures against Tren de Aragua.
