[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8730-8731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03997]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10326]


In the Matter of the Designation of ISIS-Philippines (and Other 
Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended

    Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled in this 
matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary 
of the Treasury, I conclude that there is a sufficient factual basis to 
find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ``INA'') (8 
U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to ISIS-Philippines, also known as 
ISIS in the Philippines, also known as ISIL Philippines, also known as 
ISIL in the Philippines, also known as IS Philippines, also known as 
ISP, also known as Islamic State in the Philippines, also known as 
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in South-east Asia, also known as 
Dawlatul Islamiyah Waliyatul Masrik, DIWM, also known as Dawlatul 
Islamiyyah Waliyatul Mashriq, also known as IS East Asia Division, also 
known as ISIS branch in the Philippines, also known as ISIS' 
``Philippine province.''
    Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and 
its aliases as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 
of the INA.
    This determination shall be published in the Federal Register.


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    Dated: December 27, 2017.
John J. Sullivan,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-03997 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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