USA Patriot Act Terrorist Exclusion List

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January 2002

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DESIGNATION OF 39 ORGANIZATIONS ON THE USA PATRIOT ACT'S "TERRORIST EXCLUSION LIST"

On December 5, 2001, the Department of State (DOS), designated 39 groups as Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL) organizations under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the new USA PATRIOT Act. By designating these organizations as terrorist groups, the DOS has the ability to exclude members or supporters of these groups from the United States or to deport them if they are found within United States borders.

Terrorist Exclusion List Designees:

Al-Ittihad al-Islami (AIAI)
Al-Wafa al-Igatha al-Islamia
Asbat al-Ansar
Darkazanli Company
Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
Islamic Army of Aden
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Makhtab al-Khidmat
Al-Hamati Sweets Bakeries
Al-Nur Honey Center
Al-Rashid Trust
Al-Shifa Honey Press for Industry and Commerce
Jaysh-e-Mohammed
Jamiat al-Ta'awun al-Islamiyya
Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB)
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR) - AKA: Interahamwe, Former Armed Forces (EX-FAR)
First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) - AKA: Grupo de Resistencia
Anti-Fascista Premero De Octubre
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT) - AKA: Army of the Righteous
Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) - AKA: Continuity Army Council
Orange Volunteers (OV)
Red Hand Defenders (RHD)
New People's Army (NPA)
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD)
Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
Al-Ma'unah
Jayshullah
Black Star
Anarchist Faction for Overthrow
Red Brigades-Combatant Communist Party (BR-PCC)
Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus
Turkish Hizballah
Jerusalem Warriors
Islamic Renewal and Reform Organization
The Pentagon Gang
Japanese Red Army (JRA)
Jamiat ul-Mujahideen (JUM)
Harakat ul Jihad i Islami (HUJI)
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)

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