Florida declares US Muslim civil rights group a foreign terrorist organization

Ron DeSantis's legally dubious order designating Cair - and Muslim Brotherhood - follows similar move by Texas

Florida is declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) - a US civil rights and liberties group - a foreign terrorist organization, the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, announced on Monday.

The move closely follows a similar order issued in November by Texas's governor, Greg Abbott, DeSantis's fellow Republican, even though only the federal government can designate terrorist organizations.