DOS Designates Several Cartels and Criminal Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

DOS issued a notice stating that, on 2/6/25, Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated eight organizations and their respective aliases, including MS-13, the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG, and LNFM, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) pursuant to INA §219. (90 FR 10030, 2/20/25)

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12672]

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations of Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha, Cartel de Sinaloa, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana