The Trump administration on Wednesday designated eight drug cartels — including MS-13 and the Sinaloa Cartel — as global terrorist organizations. The big picture: The move comes after President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office vowing to crack down on cartels for a "campaign of violence and terror.

The United States has officially labeled Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa cartel, and various other drug cartels as global terrorist organizations. This classification follows a notice by the U.S. State Department,

Among the cartels to receive the terrorist label will be the Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation cartels, according to the Times report.