Trump list of US-designated ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ in Latin America grows to 21
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September 10, 2026
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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.
The announcement came during the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru where he is focused the U.S. strategy to combat drug trafficking in Latin America.
The label was once reserved for groups like the Islamic State group or al-Qaida that use violence for political ends — not for money-focused crime rings. But Trump’s aim was to increase pressure on the groups and anyone who the U.S. sees as aiding them.
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