US EditionTrump Administration Designates Barrio 18 Gang as Foreign Terrorist Organization
The designation criminalizes support for Barrio 18, one of the largest gangs in the hemisphere, linked to violent attacks across Central America and the U.S., the State Department said.
- The Trump administration designated the Barrio 18 gang, largely based in Central America, as a foreign terrorist organization.
- El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has waged war on the country's gangs, imprisoning more than 1% of the population for alleged gang ties with little evidence or due process.
- The designation demonstrates the Trump administration's commitment to dismantling cartels and gangs, but it is unclear what it would mean for law enforcement in the region.
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St Louis Post-DispatchFeds declare Barrio 18 a terrorist organization
MEXICO CITY — The Trump administration designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization Tuesday, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months.
The appointment signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio added that "the United States will continue to protect our nation by preventing illicit drugs from reaching our streets and disrupting the sources of income that finance violent and criminal activity of gangs and drug cartels."
US Designates Barrio 18 as Foreign Terrorist Organization, Joining Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Others
The U.S. State Department has designated the Barrio 18 street gang as a foreign terrorist organization, expanding Washington’s campaign against transnational gangs and cartels. “Today, the Department of State is designating Barrio 18 as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT),” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a Sept. 23 statement. Rubio called Barrio 18 “one of the largest gangs in our hemis…
The U.S. State Department appoints the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization.
The State Department declared the Barrio 18 gang a terrorist organization, placing it alongside the MS-13 and the Aragua Train
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