{"id":222801,"date":"2026-04-08T01:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222801\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:34:14","slug":"desantis-signs-bill-oking-designation-of-terrorist-groups-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222801\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis signs bill OK\u2019ing designation of \u2018terrorist\u2019 groups in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> has signed a law giving himself and other Republican officials in his state the power to designate any group of their choosing a \u201cterrorist\u201d organization.<\/p>\n

The move, which DeSantis conceded will likely be challenged in court, also establishes<\/a> a pathway to expel students who \u201cpromote\u201d these organizations. It comes as President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have looked to criminalize dissent<\/a>, largely by targeting liberal activists and organizations that don\u2019t abide by their worldview.<\/p>\n

The Florida Phoenix laid out the procedure for organizations to be given the terrorist designation, beginning with a recommendation from the state\u2019s chief of domestic security. According to the report<\/a>:<\/p>\n

That recommendation would be put in written form by the state\u2019s chief of domestic security, which would be the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It would then have to be approved or rejected by the governor and the three members of the Florida Cabinet (the agriculture commissioner, the chief financial officer, and attorney general).<\/p>\n

Within seven days after the terrorist designation is approved by the governor and Cabinet, the chief of domestic security must publish notice of that designation in the Florida Administrative Register. Within 30 days after that, the organization or any member may challenge such designation in the state Circuit Court in Leon County.<\/p>\n

DeSantis\u2019 quotes at Monday\u2019s news conference make clear that this is a xenophobic project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have got to stop as a country importing people that reject the values of this country,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cAnd that\u2019s just been going on for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The law also bans Florida courts from enforcing any form of Shariah, or Islamic law, that \u201cviolates constitutional rights\u201d \u2014 something that is not happening.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJa’han Jones<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJa\u2019han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut\u00a0Blog.\t\t<\/p>\n

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\u00a9\u00a02026 Versant Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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