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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a>, a Republican, announced on Wednesday the state’s intention to use a new state law to designate dozens of groups as terrorist organizations, a move that would still require approval by the Florida Cabinet, prompting legal objections from at least one of the groups.<\/p>\n

HB 1471 was signed into law earlier this year and went into effect on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The governor said the state plans to implement its new statutory authority to “identify, designate, and combat terrorist organizations operating in Florida” in the first use of powers established under\u00a0the legislation.<\/p>\n

Florida officials plan to designate more than 90 groups as terrorist organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations the Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa<\/a>, though the proposed designations must be approved by the governor and Cabinet before they are finalized under the statute.<\/p>\n

FLORIDA’S CAIR THREATENS LAWSUIT AGAINST DESANTIS AFTER HE LABELS GROUP A ‘FOREIGN TERRORIST’ ORGANIZATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Last December, I signed an Executive Order to eliminate the influence of radical terrorist ideologies and the organizations that promote them in Florida. This year, I signed legislation to strengthen those protections and give Florida permanent statutory tools to combat terrorism while defending the Constitutional rights of our citizens,” DeSantis said in a statement.\u00a0“Today, we are officially designating terrorist organizations under Florida law. In addition to CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, we are adding Antifa<\/a> to the list\u2014along with more than 90 Foreign Terrorist Organizations, including cartels.”<\/p>\n

However, under HB 1471, the Chief of Domestic Security may designate qualifying organizations as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations, but the governor and Cabinet may approve or reject those designations by majority vote before they are published in the Florida Administrative Register.<\/p>\n

Some of the foreign organizations added to the list include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and gangs such as Cartel de Sinaloa, Tren de Aragua, Cartel del Noreste and Cartel del Golfo.<\/p>\n

The new law allows the governor and Cabinet to approve or reject designations initially made by the chief of domestic security within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.<\/p>\n

“Keeping our community safe starts with identifying the threat,”\u00a0Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass said.\u00a0“The safety of our community is strengthened by that knowledge every day, and reinforced by the collaboration between our officers, our federal partners, and\u2014most importantly\u2014the people we serve.”<\/p>\n

HB 1471 directs agencies to deny groups public support and taxpayer funding. The law also establishes state enforcement mechanisms and criminal penalties for providing material support to designated terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n

More specifically, the law restricts certain public benefits, funding and institutional support connected to designated groups, and creates criminal penalties for knowingly providing, attempting to provide or conspiring to provide material support or resources to a designated domestic terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

The law also ensures that foreign or religious legal codes cannot override the U.S. or Florida Constitutions in state courts.<\/p>\n

CAIR, a Muslim civil rights group, condemned the move and said it would continue challenging the state\u2019s actions, following the governor’s announcement on Wednesday, saying the organization does not engage in “terrorist activity” and has not been charged or convicted of a crime. CAIR and CAIR-Florida have also previously sued over DeSantis\u2019 December executive order targeting CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood.<\/p>\n

“Throughout CAIR\u2019s long history, our civil rights organization has worked to protect the Constitution\u2019s guarantees of free speech, religious freedom and equality under the law,” the group said in a statement. “We have also pursued justice for all people, including American Muslims impacted by hate. This is exactly why Gov. DeSantis has repeatedly targeted our organization. We see through Gov. DeSantis\u2019 latest biased attempt to punish us for our views and our values. We look forward to fighting these baseless attacks in court and proving once again that the Constitution is stronger than any politician\u2019s bigotry.”<\/p>\n

FLORIDA DESIGNATES MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND CAIR AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, DESANTIS SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Critics, including CAIR and civil liberties groups, argue the designations are politically motivated and threaten First Amendment-protected speech and association. DeSantis and state officials have argued the law is aimed at preventing taxpayer support for groups they say promote or support terrorism.<\/p>\n

CAIR and civil liberties groups said they would challenge the designation as baseless and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

“Florida\u2019s imminent designation of our clients is both dire and unmoored from reality. CAIR and CAIR-Florida\u2019s speech and advocacy are protected by the First Amendment<\/a>, which includes their right to criticize the governor, other officials, and their policies. We\u2019re asking the court to protect our clients\u2019 cardinal freedoms,” Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU\u2019s National Security Project, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The designations, if approved by the Cabinet, would operate under Florida law and would not be the same as a federal foreign terrorist organization designation, which is made by the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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