DeSantis inks bill to expel student supporters of designated terrorist groups

Published April 6, 2026 5:04pm ET



Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Monday signed a bill that will allow him and other Florida officials to designate certain organizations as terrorist groups and require public universities to expel students found to support them. 

The law grants a senior official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement the ability to recommend whether a group should be labeled a domestic or foreign terrorist organization, which then must be approved by the governor and three other members of Florida’s Cabinet, including the attorney general, chief financial officer, and agriculture commissioner. 

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