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Trump Administration Designates Mexican Cartels, Haitian Gangs Gran Grif and Viv Ansanm as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Amid Fentanyl Deaths

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Updated May 7, 2025, 07:56 AM

The Trump administration has designated multiple Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, highlighting their role in trafficking fentanyl and causing hundreds of thousands of American deaths annually. President Trump stated that if Mexico requested assistance in combating the cartels, the U.S. would be honored to intervene militarily, but he noted that the Mexican government has declined such help. Trump criticized Mexico's president for being too fearful of the cartels to act effectively. The administration has also designated two powerful Haitian gangs, Gran Grif and Viv Ansanm, as transnational terrorist organizations under the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Additionally, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has labeled Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations. The FBI has warned about assassination plots on U.S. soil linked to Venezuela’s Maduro regime training terrorists. Critics of the media have pointed out that coverage has been more sympathetic to cartel members than to American victims. Some media outlets have interviewed cartel members, drawing criticism for portraying them as victims. Supporters of the administration emphasize the need for stronger U.S. pressure on Mexican authorities to allow military intervention to dismantle cartels, which have expanded their influence into the United States.

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La Razón

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🚨 The United States designates two Haitian gangs as terrorists. 👥 Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif are two of the most dangerous criminal groups in the country https://t.co/L5e885MlOu

Auden B. Cabello

@CabelloAuden

Mexican cartels must be dismantled in Mexico! @POTUS needs to escalate pressure on @Claudiashein to allow US military intervention in Mexico to take out cartels. Cartels already have their tentacles in the US. They evolved from operating in Colombia, to Mexico, and soon in https://t.co/ht7WK6Zl1Z