The State Department has declared several Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk floating the idea of drone strikes against the groups.
In a release Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is designating the cartels Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Cartel de Sinaloa, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana, as terrorist groups, a move that President Trump had pledged on the campaign trail and laid the groundwork for with an executive action his first day in office.
“That means they’re eligible for drone strikes,” Musk, a senior Trump adviser, posted on his social platform X.
Rubio’s designation is the latest Trump administration move to crack down on immigration and fentanyl flowing into the country, though it is not currently clear what direct penalties the organizations could face, financially or otherwise.
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