DeSantis to brand CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood, and antifa foreign terrorist organizations

Published July 1, 2026 5:25pm ET



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 flagging more than 90 federally designated foreign terrorist organizations, including the Sinaloa cartel, Tren de Aragua, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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