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In Free State of Florida, DeSantis Moves To Target Muslim Groups and Critics Under Vaguely Defined Law
Florida is preparing to implement legislation granting top state officials broad authority to designate specific organizations and their supporters as domestic terrorists. Gov. DeSantis indicated law enforcement will target groups including CAIR, the Muslim civil rights organiza…
Well before it takes effect July 1, preparation for legislation granting top Florida officials broad powers to brand select organizations and their supporters as domestic terrorists appears to be already underway.
In remarks made in April as he signed HB1471 into law, Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined the initial groups law enforcement was gearing up to target, which included the Muslim Brotherhood, the Council on Islamic American Relations (CAIR), the Venezuelan-based crime syndicate Tren de Aragua, and “antifa,” a sweeping catch-all term for loosely knit, unorganized groups of left-leaning U.S. …
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