Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). (15) The designation of organizations as foreign terrorist organizations plays a critical role in the fight against terrorism and is an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business because such a designation gives law enforcement agencies and prosecutors greater powers to freeze the assets of an organization, to deny members of the organization entry into the United States, and to seek tougher punishments against those who provide material support to the organization. (16) Under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ), the Secretary of State may designate an organization as a foreign terrorist organization if— (A) the organization is a foreign organization