Gov. Ron DeSantis says the designations could cut off state funding to organizations that support the groups. CAIR says it plans to challenge the move in court.
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DeSantis designates CAIR, other groups as terrorist organizations
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DeSantis seeks terrorist designations for CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa under new Florida law
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Civil rights group sues Florida officials for designating CAIR a terrorist organization
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the South Florida Detention Facility, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, on June 25, 2026.
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced the designation of several groups as terrorist organizations, using authority under a new law his office drafted . The legislation lets the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, whose leader is appointed by the governor, label groups as domesti…
Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that Florida is moving forward with a new statutory authority to identify and designate terrorist organizations operating within the state. The move marks the first official use of powers established under House Bill 1471, a law passed earlier this year t…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state intends to use a new law to officially designate and combat domestic and foreign terrorist groups operating within its borders. Florida terrorist designations Gov.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced Wednesday that the state will use a new anti-terrorism law to designate foreign and domestic terrorist organizations. The governor said Florida will designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Muslim Brotherhood, and antifa under state law, while also …
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the designations could cut off state funding to organizations that support the groups. CAIR says it plans to challenge the move in court.
TAMPA — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he has received a recommendation to designate the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Florida, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Antifa as domestic terrorist organizations.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designated more than 90 groups as terrorist organizations under a new state law, including CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa.
TALLAHASSEE — The Muslim civil rights organization Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is suing Florida after the state designated the group as a terrorist organization. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced that his administration was putting CAIR and several other organizations on t…
The Muslim civil rights organization Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is suing Florida after the state designated the group as a terrorist organization. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced that his administration was putting CAIR and several other organizations…
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he plans to formally designate more than 90 organizations as foreign terrorist organizations in a sweeping antiterrorism measure.
Florida is taking action against nearly 100 organizations that will likely soon have a new "terrorist" designation under Florida law. On Wednesday, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that some significant legislation, which provides a stronger framework for declaring groups terrorist organizatio…
Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state would soon designate the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a domestic terrorist organization, the Muslim civil rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging that designation as unconstitutional and are c…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis moved swiftly on Wednesday to recommend that two Islamic organizations, various foreign drug cartels, and an anti-fascism movement be officially designated as terrorist organizations, executing new powers granted to him on the first day a sweeping anti-terrorism law too…
DeSantis Announces First Terrorism Designations Under New Florida Law, Setting Stage for Legal and Political Battle By: Fern Sidman Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced yesterday that his administration is moving swiftly to implement a newly enacted state law granting Florida unprecedented author…
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