The orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement and ending birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order saying the United States will designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that could push a militarized agenda for the border and Latin America.

President Trump’s expected designation of Mexican cartels and international gangs as foreign terrorists will upend how the U.S. and Latin America conduct the war against criminal organizations that smuggle drugs and weapons.

Criminal cartels to be designated as foreign terrorist organisations: Donald Trump During his inauguration speech on Monday (Jan 20), US President Donald Trump said he will be designating criminal cartels as foreign terrorist organisations.