CRIME/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice of Withdrawal Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations
I hereby withdraw the notice ‘Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations,’ submitted on July 19, 2017, and submit in lieu thereof the following:
On July 24, 2011, by Executive Order 13581, the President declared a national emergency with respect to transnational criminal organizations pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the activities of the significant transnational criminal organizations.”
-Donald Trump, “Notice of Withdrawal Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations,” White House Office of the Press Secretary, July 20, 2017