Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation of Barrio 18

Based upon a review of the Administrative Record 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: Barrio 18 (also known as Calle 18, The Revolutionaries, Sureños).

Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and its respective aliases as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of the INA. ( printed page 45970)

This determination shall be published in the Federal Register . The designation goes into effect upon publication.