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Original Date Announced
January 20, 2025President Trump issues Executive Order 14157 on "Designating Cartels and Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists." The EO discusses threats posed by international cartels and other transnational organizations, such as Tren de Aragua (TdA) and La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), and directs:
- the Secretary of State to work with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, to make a recommendation within 14 days of the order regarding whether to designate any cartel or other transnational organization described in this order as a Foreign Terrorist Organization consistent with 8 U.S.C. § 1189 and/or a Specially Designated Global Terrorist consistent with 50 U.S.C. § 1702 and Executive Order 13224; and
- the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, within 14 days of this order, to make operational preparations regarding the implementation of any decision President Trump might make to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, 50 U.S.C. § 21 et seq., in relation any qualifying invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States by a qualifying actor, and to prepare such facilities as necessary to expedite the removal of those who may be designated under this order.
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Trump 2.0 [ID # 1401]
Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global TerroristsEffective Date
January 20, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
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February 20, 2025
2025.02.20 DOS Public Notice 12672: Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations
On February 6, 2025, the Secretary of State Marco Rubio found "sufficient factual basis" to designate Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Sinaloa Cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, United Cartels, Los Zetas, Gulf Cartel, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana as Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to INA § 219. The designation was published and went into effect on February 20, 2025.
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Department of State Public Notice: 12672
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