"Florida's governor has designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a foreign terrorist organisation. Ron DeSantis posted his executive order to list the United States-based Muslim civil rights and advocacy group on social media on Monday. The move follows a similar declaration by the Republican governor of Texas last month. CAIR has rejected the labelling by both states and mounted legal challenges."
"The order instructs Florida agencies to prevent the two groups and those who have provided them with material support from receiving contracts, employment and funds from a state executive or cabinet agency. Neither CAIR nor the Muslim Brotherhood is designated as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US government. However, President Donald Trump has ordered the start of a process to label the branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as terrorist organisations, citing their alleged support for Hamas."
Florida governor Ron DeSantis designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations in an executive order and posted it on social media. The designation triggers heightened oversight by state law enforcement and establishes financial and operational restrictions. The order asserts links between CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas and alleges efforts to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate. The order instructs state agencies to block contracts, employment and funds for the groups and their material supporters. Neither CAIR nor the Muslim Brotherhood is listed as a foreign terrorist organization by the US government. CAIR's Florida chapter plans to sue, calling the proclamation unconstitutional and defamatory.
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