The NSS designates Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

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The National Security Strategy categorizes the Sinaloa Cartel, MS-13, and Tren de Aragua as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. This designation provides legal authority for military strikes against suspected cartel members without law enforcement due process. The US has already killed at least 87 people in 22 boat strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific since Sept. 2 under this authority. The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine authorizes "targeted deployments to secure the border and defeat cartels, including where necessary the use of lethal force." Trump announced land strikes inside Venezuela are coming soon.

The NSS designates Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

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