Montgomery, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to stay lower court injunctions, allowing former President Donald Trump’s executive order—Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship—to proceed.
The order addresses the issue of birthright citizenship, and the Supreme Court’s action halts prior rulings that blocked its implementation. Attorney General Marshall responded to the ruling, emphasizing its implications for constitutional authority.
“For years, federal courts have claimed the power to rule over the nation through universal injunctions. Today, the Supreme Court has finally put a stop to this judicial activism, which has abused our constitutional separation of powers for too long,” said Marshall. “President Trump’s lawful order on so-called birthright citizenship should go into effect, but I have no doubt those working to undermine our immigration laws will try new tactics. Rest assured that as our coalition of states celebrates this victory, we will continue to fight for President Trump’s America First agenda.”
Earlier this year, Marshall joined 19 other state attorneys general in signing a 20-state amicus brief in support of the executive order. The brief argued that the order aligns with the original intent of the 14th Amendment and presented data suggesting that approximately 250,000 births annually in the U.S.—around 7% of the national total—are to individuals in the country illegally.
The ruling marks a notable development in the broader legal and political debate over immigration and citizenship policies in the United States.
