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The United States marked eight Latin American criminal and commercial groups as a “global terrorist organization” in the midst of the escalation of rhetoric of President Donald Trump.

In the federal register notice Submitted on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio He said, without giving details, that the groups had committed or pose a risk of committing “terrorist acts threatening the safety of citizens of the United States or national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States.”

Some experts say Trump could use an open language to justify the expansive presidential forces and policies that were previously seen as outside the borders, such as military blows Mexican territory or removing the migrants of their right to the procedure.

Eight groups named on Wednesday are a shirt of de Aragua, Mara Salvatruca (also known as MS-13), Cartl de Sinalo, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva generation, Carteles Unidos, Catel de Norete, Cartel del Golfo and La Nueva Familia Michoama.

While these groups begin the works violence and exploitationCartes are said to be motivated by business interests instead of political or ideological motifs that are usually attributed to terrorist groups.

“They are already taking a lot of actions against these groups. They are questioning them, sanctioning them and prosecuting their members in court. So this decision will not change much in terms of the tools they have at their disposal,” said Stephanie Brewer, director of the Mexican program at the Washington Office For Latin America (Wola), a research group based in the US.

“I think it is worried that this is coming in the context of rhetoric from a white house that connects migration with crime, drug and, now, terrorism.”

Takes off to immigration

Many immigrants passing through Mexico and other countries in Latin America are forced to pay fees and “tax” criminal groups, which are Extortion of migrants and smugglers alike.

Will Freeman, an associate for Latin America Studies at the Foreign Relations Council, says the administration could use the fact that it claims that immigrants provide material and financial support for terrorist organizations.

“You could accuse anyone – from a migrant who pays to a Mexican business that is forced to pay a” protection fee ” – to offer material or financial support for a terrorist organization,” he said.

He also notes that one of the most powerful criminal groups in America, the first command of the capital of Brazil, does not appear on the list.

“I wonder if the line listed here is that full of groups are included in the immigration route,” he said.

The White House has often used the representations of irregular migration as an “invasion” to promote a stubborn approach to immigration.

Trump’s administration has previously threatened to use the altog of aliens from 1798 – And the law This allows the presidents to immediately deport the citizens of the “hostile nation” during the war times – to perform mass deportations in the US.

Earlier this month, Trump too said That the imposition of steep tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China – another promise from his presidential campaign – was necessary to deal with the “national emergency” “band members, smugglers, traders of people and illegal drugs and narcotics of all kinds” USA.

Strikes on Mexico

Terrorist tags have also renewed concerns that they could now perform military operations in Mexican territory.

“Trump has previously stated that the Mexican government has a” unbearable federation “with cartels. Does that mean that now he believes that the Mexican government is working with terrorism?” Brewer asked.

Following the announcement of the order, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and the ally of Trump who accepted his Nativist vision, said in the post on social networks that the order meant that the groups were “fulfilling the conditions for drones.”

But Brewer and Freeman say that while fighting criminal groups that cause violence and quarrels throughout America, it is a valuable goal, it requires more than difficult conversations and military fire forces.

“To go after these groups, you have to go after their finances, weapons stock, corrupt partnerships with the Government authorities,” Freeman said. “And if you argue with governments throughout Latin America, it seems that it would be reduced against these efforts.”