President Trump's executive order will carry criminal prohibitions on providing material support for the Houthis.
President Donald Trump redesignated the Ansar Allah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on Wednesday afternoon.Why It MattersThe order is among the changes in foreign policy taking place in Trump's first week in office.The order could require the federal government to end relationships and contracts with nongovernmental organizations that have made payments to members of Ansar Allah or criticized international efforts to counter the organization.
ships in the Red Sea. The Biden administration did not go as far as to declare the group a Foreign Terrorist Organization , again pointing to concerns about foreign aid.The FTO classification carries additional, harsher restrictions, including immigration restrictions for members and criminal prohibitions on providing material support for the organization.
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