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Combating Transnational Crime: New Entry Rules and Support Prohibitions

New regulations aim to make it harder for individuals linked to international criminal groups to enter the U.S. This also includes prohibiting support for such organizations, enhancing national and citizen security. These changes may affect individuals seeking entry to the U.S. and those who unknowingly support such groups.
Key points
Individuals who are members of significant transnational criminal organizations or their close relatives (unless unaware or renounced ties) will be inadmissible to the U.S.
The U.S. Attorney General can officially designate organizations as significant transnational criminal groups, triggering legal consequences.
Providing financial or material support to designated transnational criminal organizations will become a crime, similar to supporting terrorist organizations.
Assets of designated criminal organizations may be frozen in U.S. financial institutions.
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Additional Information
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act
Print number: S 621
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Process start date: 2021-03-09