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New US Sanctions and Ongoing OFAC Designations Enable the New Administration’s Policy Priorities

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Policy change in Washington since the change in administration has been swift, dramatic in many areas and executed with unprecedented pace. One area, however, has been relatively stable in the administration’s first two...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

US Declares War on Cartels: Historic Terrorist Designations Reshape Sanctions Compliance Risks

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On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury designated eight Latin American drug trafficking cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Executive Order: Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global...

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Date Issued: Jan. 20, 2025 This executive order initiates the process of designating certain international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) to address the rise in violence and terror across the western...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists

This Order declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to designate certain international cartels and other organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations or Specially...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions chemical suppliers tied to Mexican drug cartel

On April 14, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions, pursuant to Executive Order 14059, against two Chinese entities and five individuals based in China and Guatemala for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions Mexican arms trafficker for supplying weapons to cartel

On February 28, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059 against a Mexican national for his role in providing, or having attempted to...more

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