The main regulatory framework underlying the SDGT designation was established two weeks after the September 11 attacks in 2001[1] by U.S. president George W.
[2] One of the first organizations to which Executive Order 13224 was applied was the Palestinian-American charity the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development.
SDGTs are entities and individuals who the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) finds have committed or pose a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism, or who OFAC finds provide support, services, or assistance to, or otherwise associate with, terrorists and terrorist organizations designated under OFAC Counter Terrorism Sanctions programs, as well as related persons, subsidiaries, front organizations, agents, or associates.
[8] Organizations designated as SDGTs include Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthi movement and Boko Haram.
On the first day of his second administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding that various drug cartels be added to the list.