he notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the brutal MS-13 organization, and half a dozen Mexican cartels have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the State Department.
The announcement, dated Feb. 6 and published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, prohibits Americans from providing “material support or resources” to the organizations — and allows the US to deport those involved in the gangs.
In addition to Tren de Aragua and MS-13, the cartels given the designations include Cartel de Sinaloa, formerly led by notorious drug lord “El Chapo“; Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo and La Nueva Familia Michoacana.
