Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
Designates international cartels and transnational gangs as terrorist groups
What it does
Federal agencies must recommend and prepare terrorist designations and ready removal measures within 14 days.
Real-world impact
- Authorizes formal terrorist designations that can block property and prohibit transactions.
- Speeds preparations to remove designated individuals and ready facilities for expulsion.
- Declares a national emergency under emergency economic powers to address cartel threats.
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Summary
This order directs the federal government to label certain international drug cartels and violent transnational gangs as terrorist organizations or specially designated global terrorists and declares a national emergency under U.S. emergency economic law to address these threats.
The Secretary of State must recommend which groups to designate within 14 days. Law enforcement and border officials must prepare to use removal authorities and ready facilities to speed deportations. The order cites groups such as Tren de Aragua and MS-13 as examples.
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