Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a 27-state brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Trump administration’s recent actions to combat Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The attorneys general are also calling for a stay of a district court’s recent temporary restraining order that halts President Trump’s actions to combat this violent gang, which has now been designated a foreign terrorist organization.

The brief argues that the lower court’s ruling improperly restricts the executive branch’s powers to protect national security. Immigration enforcement is a core executive function, and the judiciary’s attempts to intervene unduly hamper the President’s discretion. The attorneys general warn that allowing the lower court’s decision to stand could set a dangerous precedent, weakening the federal government’s ability to address immigration challenges effectively.