On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of State announced measures to impose visa restrictions on 75 individuals identified as family members or close personal and business associates of individuals linked to the Sinaloa Cartel—an organization previously sanctioned under Executive Order 14059, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons involved in the global illicit drug trade.
According to a statement issued by the Department of State’s Office of the Spokesperson, the announced actions underscore the commitment of the administration led by President Donald Trump to protect the American people from the operations of the Sinaloa Cartel, which the U.S. Federal Government previously designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
The visa restrictions aim not only to prevent the entry into U.S. territory of drug traffickers, their family members, and their associates, but also to deter the continued engagement in illicit activities by the criminal group’s support network. According to the Department, this measure is part of the Trump administration’s policy to eradicate the narco terrorist cartels operating in the Western Hemisphere.
The Department of State noted that the Sinaloa Cartel traffics illicit fentanyl—a substance President Trump has characterized as a weapon of mass destruction—as well as other lethal drugs that, according to the Department, harm communities across the United States.
The sanctions underpinning these immigration restrictions were implemented through Executive Order 14059, signed during the current U.S. federal administration, which empowers the U.S. Government to take action against the support networks of international organizations engaged in drug trafficking—extending beyond the direct operators of organized crime.
Source: Zeta Tijuana
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