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Designation as Terrorist or Global Terrorist: Los Choneros and Los Lobos

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12813]

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation of Los Choneros and Los Lobos

Based upon a review of the Administrative Records assembled in this matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter "INA") (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to: Los Choneros (also known as The Choneros, Aguilas, Fatales); and Los Lobos (also known as The Lobos, Los Lobos Drug Trafficking Organization).

Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organizations and their respective aliases as Foreign Terrorist Organizations pursuant to section 219 of the INA.

This determination shall be published in the Federal Register . The designations go into effect upon publication.

Dated: August 6, 2025.
Marco Rubio,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2025-17067 Filed 9-4-25; 8:45 am]
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