which 10 attorney generals daca?

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Steve Marshall – Alabama

Attorney General Steve Marshall sits for a portrait in Montgomery, Ala on Feb. 9, 2017.

Leslie Rutledge – Arkansas

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge speaks to media at Trump Tower in New York on Nov. 17, 2016.

Lawrence G. Wasden – Idaho

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden speaks about the investigation into the sexual assault of a disabled black football player by his white teammates at a small-town Idaho high school on March 1, 2017, in Boise.

Derek Schmidt – Kansas

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt talks to lawmakers at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan on Jan. 23, 2015.

What is the DACA lawsuit?

“Texas has argued for years that the federal executive branch lacks the power to unilaterally grant unlawfully present aliens lawful presence and work authorization. Left intact, DACA sets a dangerous precedent by giving the executive branch sweeping authority to ignore the laws enacted by Congress and change our nation's immigration laws to suit a president's own policy preferences.”

Is it a travesty of justice that three unelected federal judges are forcing the Trump administration to leave

“It's a travesty of justice that three unelected federal judges are forcing the Trump administration to leave an unlawful program like DACA in place indefinitely,” Attorney General Paxton said. “Activist judges should not stand in the way of the president fulfilling his constitutional duty. Our coalition is confident it will prevail with its lawsuit to end DACA, but in the meantime, the federal government must be enjoined from issuing or renewing any DACA permits under this unlawful program .”

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