Designating Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations. Implications for Mexico
Designating Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations. Implications for Mexico
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump signed the Executive Order: “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists,” which seeks to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Through this order a national emergency was declared under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
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