CAIR v. Ron DeSantis and the State of Florida: What’s behind the terror designation?

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 3,496

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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In December, Gov. Ron DeSantis designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood “terrorist organizations.”

His executive order called upon the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to “undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities” by those groups, and requires all executive agencies to prevent “any person known to have provided material support or resources to such organization” from receiving “any contract, employment, funds or other benefit or privilege” from “any …

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