On January 20, 2025, on his first day in office, President Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14157, "Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations [FTOs] and Specially Designated Global Terrorists [SDGTs]." Since then, the Trump administration's policy focus on FTOs, cartels, immigration, and drug and human trafficking in Latin America has impacted compliance risk management for companies operating in the region. 

While working to adapt to these new enforcement priorities, companies have been introduced to new sets of laws, government agencies, and risks that they might not have considered before, with terminologies that were not previously commonplace in the corporate compliance lexicon. U.S.-based Miller & Chevalier and Mexico-based Sainz Abogados have published this practical glossary on cartels, sanctions, and terrorism designations to serve as a resource guide for legal and compliance teams in understanding and navigating this new regulatory landscape.

Click to download Cartels, Sanctions, and Terrorism Designations: A Practical Glossary.  

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