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Florida Cabinet approves designating CAIR, antifa and Muslim Brotherhood as domestic terrorist organizations

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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Sept. 29, 2026, approved the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's designation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, including CAIR-Florida, antifa and the Muslim Brotherhood as domestic terrorist organizations under HB 1471, Chapter 2026-28. CAIR's lawyers, including the ACLU, said they would seek an emergency order to stop the designations, which they said take effect Nov. 5.

Text (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) → · The Florida Senate, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida

Key points

  • FDLE's 427-page Cabinet package carried notices of intent to designate three domestic and 100 foreign organizations.Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  • HB 1471, approved by the governor April 6, 2026, as Chapter 2026-28, took effect July 1, 2026.The Florida Senate
  • Approved designations must be published in the Florida Administrative Register within 7 days; challenges go to Leon County circuit court within 30 days.The Florida Senate
  • Under the law, state universities and Florida College System institutions must immediately expel students who promote a designated terrorist organization.The Florida Senate
  • FDLE's notice gave CAIR and CAIR-Florida seven days from receipt to object in writing before the Sept. 29 public meeting.Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  • The ACLU said DeSantis approved the designation in about 30 seconds without hearing its objection; it said designations take effect Nov. 5.American Civil Liberties Union of Florida

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