{
  "id": 6644083,
  "title": "Trump list of US-designated ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ in Latin America grows to 21",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-list-of-us-designated-foreign-terrorist-organizations-in-latin-6644083",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T20:45:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/10/trump-list-of-us-designated-foreign-terrorist-organizations-in-latin-america-grows-to-21/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Trump administration has expanded the list of 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups designated as \"foreign terrorist organizations.\" This move aimed to pressure crime syndicates and anyone aiding them, leading to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and numerous \"narcoterrorist\" boat attacks resulting in over 200 deaths. Mexico has the most groups listed, with eight, while Guatemala and Argentina have followed suit in taking similar actions. The administration's strategy has revealed contradictions, such as the pardon of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was sentenced for drug trafficking and accused of protecting the Sinaloa Cartel. Here are the 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups listed as foreign terrorist organizations: Mexico has the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels, which are the largest fentanyl traffickers into the U.S., along with the Gulf Cartel, Northeast Cartel, and Juarez Cartel controlling key border crossings. In Central America, Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, are largely based in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, originating as street gangs created by Salvadoran immigrants that have expanded and terrorized communities in recent years.",
  "summary": "MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations,” with the latest an Ecuadorian group added to the list on Wednesday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump list of US-designated ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ in Latin America grows to 21",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-list-of-us-designated-foreign-terrorist-organizations-in-latin",
        "published": "2026-09-10T20:45:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}