DeSantis designates Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday designated the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, following the lead of Texas, which took a similar step last month.

DeSantis posted the executive order, “Protecting Floridians from Radical Islamic Terrorist Organizations,” to social platform X. The order directs Florida law enforcement and highway patrol to “undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities in Florida by the terrorist organizations.”