Republican state AGs back Trump on Tren de Aragua flights; judges 'basically supporting' terrorists

"When a judge unilaterally steps in and does a temporary restraining order on a nationwide injunction, basically that prohibits the president from performing the one function that the states really can't do themselves, that undermines our ability to better protect our citizens," Wilson told Fox News Digital.

"In this particular case, the judges are coloring way outside the law lines of their authority," Wilson said in an interview Tuesday. "They are inhibiting the ability of federal law enforcement to support the initiatives of state law enforcement."

"TdA is a violent transnational criminal organization responsible for heinous crimes across the United States," Miyares said. "The law is clear, and so is our position."

In the supporting brief of Trump's appeal, Wilson said there's an incident in Charleston where several Tren de Aragua gang members were arrested. Last August, during a visit to the southern border in El Paso, Texas, Wilson said he met with DEA agents, Texas public safety officers and Border Patrol, who showed a heat map of the country. At that time, there were no known Tren de Aragua members in South Carolina. However, as Wilson points out in the brief, by early February, several gang members were arrested in the state.

"Just six or seven months ago, they weren't here, but now they are," Wilson said.

"Trump did a great job, and this administration did a great job of plugging the hole in the boat when they shut down the border, but all the water is still in the boat, and we're trying to bail it out, and the judges are trying to prevent us from doing that," Wilson said.

The Trump administration has designated Tren De Aragua a Foreign Terrorist Organization. 

The Republican attorneys general who signed the amicus brief represent Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Utah.