Last Updated: January 19, 2026
GRAN GRIF
Aliases
GRAN GRIF DE SAVIEN; BAZ GRAN GRIF
Address
Savien, Artibonite Department, Haiti
Official reason
Today, I am announcing the State Department’s designation of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The age of impunity for those supporting violence in Haiti is over. Haitian gangs, including the Viv Ansanm coalition and Gran Grif, are the primary source of instability and violence i...
Other Information
Date of listing
2025-05-02
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pre...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-597