The United States government is formally designating eight Latin American organized crime groups that also operate in the U.S. to be “foreign terrorist organizations.”

The US State Department designated eight cartels and gangs operating in Latin America as terrorist organizations, following an executive order President Donald Trump signed during his first day in office.

From Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels to Central America's most notorious street gang, these are the eight drug trafficking groups being designated terrorist organizations by US President Donald Trump's administration.