MS-13, Tren de Aragua and 6 Mexican Cartels Officially Designated Terrorist Groups by US State Department: Here's What That Means

The MS-13 organization, members of which are shown here in a Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre in El Salvador, has been designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization, along with Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and six Mexican cartels. (Credit: Marvin Recinos/Getty Images)

The Trump administration has officially designated the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the violent MS-13 organization and six major Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

The new classification, announced in a Federal Register notice posted to social media on Wednesday, prohibits Americans from providing "material support or resources" to these groups and paves the way for stricter law enforcement actions, including the deportation of gang members and affiliates.