The FBI is expanding its counterterrorism mission to aggressively target transnational organized crime, including notorious criminal groups like the Tren de Aragua gang, whose members President Donald Trump recently designated as “alien enemies” engaged in an invasion of U.S. territory.
The shift, announced in a March 19 statement, underscores the growing threat posed by transnational drug cartels and gangs, eight of which were recently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). It reflects a broader national security strategy that extends terror watchlisting measures to cartel operatives, who are frequently tied to illegal border crossings, drug trafficking, and violent crimes within the United States….