MEXICO CITY — The Trump administration on Tuesday designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months.

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The Trump administration has designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the designation “further demonstrates the Trump Administration’s unwavering commitment to dismantling cartels and gangs and ensuring the safety of the American people”

The Barrio 18 gang, largely based in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, was born in the United States as a street gang in Los Angeles created by young Salvadoran immigrants

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