Muslim group CAIR to sue Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over ‘terror’ label
Al Jazeera
CAIR says Florida governor’s decree will not affect the group’s work but could fuel Islamophobia and bigotry across US.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it is in the process of filing a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for designating the civil rights group as a “foreign terrorist” organisation.
Hiba Rahim, the interim executive director of the state chapter of CAIR, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that while DeSantis’s decision will not have any immediate effect on the group, it could fuel Islamophobia in Florida and across the United States.
“We’ll continue doing the work that we do every day to defend civil liberties and protect American Muslims, and to protect the community at large and to uphold the Constitution,” Rahim told Al Jazeera.
DeSantis announced his decision to blacklist CAIR on Monday, calling upon state agencies to take action against anyone who provides “material support” to the civil rights group.
But critics point out that the governor’s “foreign terrorist” designation appears to be largely symbolic. Such designations can only be made at the federal level.
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