Terrorism

The approval paves the way for the state to designate CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa more than two months after Gov. Ron DeSantis said he received the recommendations from FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass.

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He spoke after the anti-terrorism law passed during the 2026 Florida legislative session became effective on July 1.

The new law also punishes individuals and schools that give "material support" to or promotes designated groups.

A pair of legal challenges contend the changes violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Plaintiffs are asking courts to strike down the law and block its enforcement.

The governor’s order targeted the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood. CAIR and other civil rights groups sued DeSantis in December, shortly after the executive order was issued.

Proposals quietly moving through the Legislature would create a new counterintelligence unit in state government, echoing the FBI's controversial COINTELPRO in the 1960s.

While executing a search warrant at the suspect's home, prosecutors say they found pipe bombs, a pressure cooker, literature on how to make explosives and a written plan stating violent intentions.

Florida's order instructs state agencies to block CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood from receiving state contracts or funds.

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CAIR quickly filed suit, calling it “unconstitutional” and “defamatory” proclamation.

The FBI says the suspect, Mohamed Soliman, yelled “Free Palestine” and used a makeshift flamethrower at a pedestrian mall where a group had gathered to draw attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza.