Sanctions for Northern Triangle political operatives?

A bipartisan group in Congress has asked the Trump administration to investigate whether sanctions authorized through the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act should be leveled against six individuals from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico for their involvement in corruption and organized crime.

José Aquiles Enrique Rais López (Salvadoran Nationality)
José Luis Merino (Salvadoran Nationality)
Gustavo Adolfo Alejos Cambara (Guatemalan Nationality)
Luis Alberto Mendizábal Barrutia (Guatemalan Nationality)
Remigio Angel Gonzalez (Mexican Nationality – Crimes Committed in Guatemala)
Oscar Ramón Nájera (Honduran Nationality)

Given how many years each of these individuals has been connected to corruption and organized crime, it's somewhat surprising that they hadn't been put on a US sanctions list some time ago. Especially with regard to Merino, I've been saying that the US needs to put up or shut up for quite some time. I do hope that these announcements are, to the extent possible, coordinated with our partners in Central America.

You can read about the crimes involving each individual by following the link above. Insight Crime also has the allegations in condensed form.