Review and Amendment of the Designation of ISIL Khorasan (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled pursuant to Section 219(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(4)(C)) ( printed page 68295) (“INA”), and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I conclude that the circumstances that were the basis for the designation of the aforementioned organization (and other aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization have not changed in such a manner as to warrant revocation of the designation and that the national security of the United States does not warrant a revocation of the designation. I also conclude that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the following are additional aliases of the aforementioned organization (and other aliases): The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham—Khorasan Province, The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Khorasan, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province, Islamic State Khurasan, ISISK, ISIS-K, and IS-Khorasan.

Therefore, I hereby determine that the designation of the aforementioned organization as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, pursuant to Section 219 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), shall be maintained. Additionally, pursuant to Section 219(b) of the INA, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(b)), I hereby amend the designation of the aforementioned organization (and other aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization to include the following new aliases: The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham—Khorasan Province, The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Khorasan, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province, Islamic State Khurasan, ISISK, ISIS-K, and IS-Khorasan.

This determination shall be published in the Federal Register .