The United States has designated the Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs in Haiti as foreign terrorist organizations, a measure underscoring President Trump's hard approach to gangs in Latin America. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that these gangs are responsible for significant violence and instability in Haiti, posing a direct threat to US national security. This designation restricts members' entry to the US and complicates local economies where gangs dominate. Additionally, it reflects a broader trend of linking criminal threats to domestic issues such as migration and drug trafficking.
The age of impunity for those supporting violence in Haiti is over... Haitian gangs, including the Viv Ansanm coalition and Gran Grif, are the primary source of instability and violence in Haiti.
The US has labelled the Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs in Haiti foreign terrorist organisations, following a trend under President Donald Trump of issuing terrorist designations against criminal groups in Latin America.
While such groups carry out acts of violence and intimidation, experts have typically differentiated between them and traditional terrorist organisations that typically have explicit political goals.
The designation of foreign terrorist organisation makes any member of a given group inadmissible for entry into the US, also barring offering material support or resources.
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