His administration would have more power to impose economic penalties and travel restrictions, and potentially even take military action inside foreign countries.

A Sinaloa cartel member arrested by ICE in El Paso, Texas, was found with multiple weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, sources say.

Authorities have issued an urgent warning for travelers crossing the border between the U.S and Mexico after cartels reportedly place explosives along roadways.

The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through.

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President Trump has signed an executive order saying the United States will designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that could push a militarized agenda for the border and Latin America.

Toronto Police say they have seized the largest amount of cocaine in the service's history and allege that the drugs had 'the hallmarks' of a cartel in Mexico.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents returned fire after shots were fired at them from Mexico along the Rio Grande in the San Elizario area southeast of El Paso, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said.

Former ICE official John Fabbricatore told Newsweek: "We're serious about how we're going to treat these terrorist[s] and gangs."