Designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Executive Order 14175 of January 22, 2025

Designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist
Organization

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) (INA), it is hereby ordered as
follows:

Section 1. Purpose. This order sets in motion a process
by which Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, shall
be considered for designation as a Foreign Terrorist
Organization, consistent with section 219 of the INA (8
U.S.C. 1189).

Supported by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Quds Force (IRGC-QF), which arms and trains terrorist
organizations worldwide, the Houthis have fired at U.S.
Navy warships dozens of times since 2023, endangering
American men and women in uniform. Since seizing most
Yemeni population centers by force from the legitimate
Yemeni government in 2014-2015, the Houthis have
launched numerous attacks on civilian infrastructure,
including multiple attacks on civilian airports in
Saudi Arabia, the deadly January 2022 attacks on the
United Arab Emirates, and more than 300 projectiles
fired at Israel since October 2023. The Houthis have
also attacked commercial vessels transiting Bab al-
Mandeb more than 100 times, killing at least four
civilian sailors and forcing some Red Sea maritime
commercial traffic to reroute, which has contributed to
global inflation.

The Houthis' activities threaten the security of
American civilians and personnel in the Middle East,
the safety of our closest regional partners, and the
stability of global maritime trade.

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States
to cooperate with its regional partners to eliminate
Ansar Allah's capabilities and operations, deprive it
of resources, and thereby end its attacks on U.S.
personnel and civilians, U.S. partners, and maritime
shipping in the Red Sea.

Sec. 3. Implementation. (a) Within 30 days of the date
of this order, the Secretary of State shall, after
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence
and the Secretary of the Treasury, submit a report to
the President, through the National Security Council,
concerning the designation of Ansar Allah as a foreign
terrorist organization consistent with 8 U.S.C. 1189.

    (b) Within 15 days after submitting the report
required under subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary of State shall take all appropriate action,
consistent with 8 U.S.C. 1189, with regard to a
designation of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organization.
    (c) Following any designation of Ansar Allah as a
foreign terrorist organization under 8 U.S.C. 1189, the
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)
shall jointly conduct a review of the United Nations
partners, nongovernmental organizations, and
contractors through which USAID works in Yemen, and
identify any entities with a relationship with USAID
that have:

(i) made payments to members of, or governmental entities controlled by,
Ansar Allah; or

(ii) criticized international efforts to counter Ansar Allah while failing
to document Ansar Allah's abuses sufficiently.

    (d) The Administrator of USAID shall take all
appropriate action to terminate the projects, grants,
or contracts identified under subsection (c) of this
section as appropriate.

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.

    (Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    January 22, 2025.