Sessions Appoints Rosenstein to Lead Task Force Against MS-13, Hezbollah

Attorney General Jeff Sessions shakes hands with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein during a news conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia in Washington, on Oct. 15, 2018. Zach Gibson/Getty Images

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Oct. 15 he had designated five groups, including Hezbollah and MS-13, as transnational criminal organizations (TCO), putting Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in charge of a task force to target the groups with investigations and prosecutions.

The other groups on the list are the Sinaloa Cartel, Clan de Golfo, and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.