Gov. Abbott Urges Washington to Designate Mexican Cartels as Terrorists

AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President and Border Czar Kamala Harris Thursday encouraging the federal government to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

The Governor included a background document detailing how these drug cartels clearly meet the three-part test required for the designation.

“As Governor of Texas, I urge you to take immediate action to combat the dangerous and deadly Mexican drug cartels,” reads the Governor’s letter. “These cartels bring terror into our communities. They smuggle narcotics and weapons into the United States to fund their illegal enterprises. They force women and children into human and sex trafficking—enriching themselves on the misery and enslavement of immigrants. They murder innocent people, including women and children. These Mexican drug cartels are foreign terrorist organizations, and it is time for the federal government to designate them as such.”