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What Cartel FTO Designation May Mean for Mexico

By Matteson Ellis

Companies can take steps right now to mitigate the risks.

Fewer than three months into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration’s focus on countering cartel activity in Mexico could not be more evident. On his first day in office, President Trump announced this policy priority by issuing an executive order designating certain cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), and Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi followed suit with a memo to all U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors entitled "Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations." The administration’s gameplan is playing out as...

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