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Trump administration designates Haiti’s powerful armed gangs as foreign, global terrorists

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

The Trump administration has designated a coalition of powerful Haitian gangs and an allied force sowing terror in Haiti’s bread basket as terrorists.

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  1. Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations

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  2. Newest

    Trump administration designates Haiti’s powerful armed gangs as foreign, global terrorists

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, people familiar with the notification told The Associated Press.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

  3. Fox News

    Trump to name Haitian gangs foreign terrorist organizations: report (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Trump administration reportedly notified congressional committees it will designate the Haitian gangs Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as foreign terrorist organizations.

  4. The Boston Globe

    Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    According to the notification sent to congressional committees, the Trump administration said it intends to designate the Haitian gangs Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as foreign terrorist organizations.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Trump administration designates two Haitian gangs as ‘terrorist groups’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US has taken hard line against gangs in Haiti while reducing involvement in efforts to address violence there.

  6. The Guardian

    US designates two powerful Haitian gangs as terrorist groups (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Rubio calls Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif ‘threat to US national security’ and says support for groups could lead to charges

  7. The Columbian

    Trump administration designates Haiti’s powerful armed gangs as foreign, global terrorists (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    The Trump administration has designated a coalition of powerful Haitian gangs and an allied force sowing terror in Haiti’s bread basket as terrorists.

  8. NBC News

    State Department labels Haitian gangs as terrorist organizations (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Trump administration has designated a coalition of Haitian gangs that have embroiled the Caribbean nation in mass violence as terrorist organizations, a White House official confirmed to NBC News.

  9. UPI

    U.S. State Department designates 2 gangs in Haiti as terrorist groups (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The U.S. State Department on Friday designated two powerful Haitian gangs as terrorist groups.

  10. Digital Journal

    US designates two Haitian gangs as terror groups (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The United States said Friday it has designated two of the gangs that wreak havoc while controlling most of Haiti's capital as foreign terrorist

  11. Latin Times

    U.S. Designates Haitian Gangs As Global Terrorists, But Critics Claim It's An Excuse To Increase Deportations (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The Trump administration labeled the Viv Ansanm coalition and the Gran Grief gang have been labeled as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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