The decision by the United States of America to list the Sudan Brotherhood organization and its linked entities as a terrorist organization entered into force today (Monday), after they were already designated as a terrorist organization on March 9.
Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act and the Antiterrorism Act of 1996, the listing of any group on the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list entails significant legal, political, and financial consequences.
Based on the designation, financial assets linked to the terrorist organization in the United States are frozen, and providing any material or financial support to it becomes a crime.
The designation leads to the imposition of immigration and travel restrictions on any member belonging to the organization, and the impact may extend to other countries that adopt the designation.
From a political and strategic standpoint, the designation will lead to restricting the diplomatic and organizational movement of networks linked to the designated entity, and opens the door for additional tools such as secondary sanctions and the pursuit of funding networks and economic fronts in other countries.
The designation leads to narrowing the movement of political leaders linked to the terrorist organization and reducing diplomatic contacts. The designation also limits the dealings of Western governments with elements, entities, and institutions of the organization, and it encourages other countries to take similar measures.
