Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)
Designated
- Status
- Designated
- Date
- 2025-02-20
- Country
- El Salvador
- Place
- Originated in Los Angeles; primarily Central and North America (El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, United States)
Summary
Transnational street gang that originated in Los Angeles and shifted to Central America. Named a transnational criminal organization by Treasury in 2012 and designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization on 20 February 2025.
Source
Source: U.S. Department of State
References
- Foreign Terrorist Organizations (designated and delisted lists) · U.S. Department of State
- Designation of International Cartels (fact sheet, Feb. 20, 2025) · U.S. Department of State
- Treasury Targets Leading Figures and Syndicate of Transnational Criminal Organizations (July 2, 2014) · U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Official reports and notices
- Federal Register notice (2025-02-20): Foreign Terrorist Organization designations of eight cartels and gangs · Federal Register
- Executive Order (2025-01-29): Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations · Federal Register
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