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January 12, 2026 · 93 days ago
🗽 Immigration
This notice continues the declaration of national emergencies regarding the southern border, cartels, and transnational criminal organizations. It extends existing emergency powers that authorize enhanced immigration enforcement, military deployment, and border security operations. The action maintains broad executive authority over immigration policy and border operations with significant impacts on asylum processing, detention practices, and law enforcement priorities.
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July 22, 2020 · 2,093 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
On July 22, 2020, the Trump administration continued the national emergency declaration with respect to transnational criminal organizations, originally declared in 2011. The continuation extended the emergency powers and authorities related to addressing transnational criminal organizations. The confirmed effect was the continuation of emergency-related authorities that federal agencies use in their operations against designated transnational criminal organizations.
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July 22, 2019 · 2,459 days ago
🗽 Immigration
On July 22, 2019, the Trump administration continued the national emergency declaration regarding transnational criminal organizations, originally declared in 2011. The continuation extends the emergency declaration's legal authority, allowing the government to maintain related enforcement operations and resource allocation under emergency powers. This declaration has been used to justify various law enforcement and border security operations.
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March 15, 2019 · 2,588 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
Executive Order 13863 was signed on March 15, 2019, to address what the administration designated as a national emergency related to significant transnational criminal organizations. The order expanded executive authority to impose sanctions, restrict financial transactions, and coordinate federal enforcement actions against designated criminal organizations and their members. The order enabled the Treasury Department to freeze assets and block transactions involving designated individuals and entities, with direct effects on financial accounts and international wire transfers involving persons identified under the order's criteria.
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July 20, 2018 · 2,826 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
On July 20, 2018, the Trump administration continued the national emergency declaration with respect to transnational criminal organizations originally declared in 2011. The continuation extended the emergency powers and authorities already in place under the existing declaration. The direct effect was the maintenance of federal resources and coordinating mechanisms directed at transnational criminal organizations, without initiating new emergency authorities.
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July 20, 2017 · 3,191 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
On July 20, 2017, the Trump administration issued a notice continuing the national emergency declaration with respect to transnational criminal organizations, originally declared in 2011. The continuation extended the emergency powers and authorities granted under the national emergency framework. The declaration enables the federal government to exercise specific statutory powers related to law enforcement and national security operations against designated transnational criminal organizations.
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July 19, 2017 · 3,192 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
On July 19, 2017, the Trump administration continued the national emergency declaration with respect to transnational criminal organizations, originally issued in 2011. The continuation extends the emergency powers allowing the federal government to take actions against designated criminal organizations without standard congressional appropriations processes. The confirmed direct impact includes ongoing use of emergency authorities for law enforcement operations targeting transnational criminal groups.
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February 9, 2017 · 3,352 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
President Trump signed Executive Order 13773 on February 9, 2017, directing federal agencies to enforce existing laws against transnational criminal organizations and international trafficking. The order established a task force to coordinate federal law enforcement efforts and required agencies to prioritize prosecution and prevention activities. The confirmed direct impact includes increased federal coordination on criminal investigations, though specific enforcement statistics and measurable outcomes on trafficking rates require ongoing documentation.