Overview
- Treasury officials removed 84 people and companies from the Specially Designated Nationals list on Monday, part of a broader review launched by Secretary Scott Bessent in May.
- The removals included 36 deceased individuals, 33 Iraq-related entities designated in 1991–1992, seven defunct Colombia narcotics listings, and eight disrupted narcotics kingpins.
- OFAC also refreshed data for 22 listings by adding or clarifying key identifiers and resolved 18 duplicate entry sets to reduce screening errors.
- Each change was cleared through an interagency review to avoid harm to U.S. foreign policy or security and can be reversed if new intelligence or risks emerge.
- Treasury says the overhaul responds to rapid list growth that increased false positives and compliance costs, and it launched a delisting portal on June 29 to streamline requests.