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Florida Designates CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood As Terror Groups In Sweeping Move
- •Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet approved designating CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations under state law.
- •The vote also includes over 90 organizations already labeled as foreign terrorist groups by the U.S. government, such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and drug cartels.
- •The action follows new Florida law HB 1471, empowering officials to restrict taxpayer funding, contracts, and public support for designated groups.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet approved the designation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. The vote also covers over 90 other groups already designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government, such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and several drug cartels.
The new Florida law, HB 1471, empowers state officials to designate domestic or foreign entities as terrorist organizations under state law. This framework allows the state to restrict taxpayer funding, public contracts, and other forms of public support for these designated groups, alongside imposing various other penalties.
The Florida state vote to approve the terrorist organization designations for groups like CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood took place on September 29.
