DeSantis' New Law Lets Him Label Terror Groups, Expel Students

0:00Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed a new law giving him and other state leaders the power to tag groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations. It also lets them boot university students who support those groups from state schools. Here's how it works. A top official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement picks the group for designation. Then the governor, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer and Agriculture Commissioner vote to approve or nix it. Once labeled, the group dissolves, loses all state funding and universities must report expelled visa students to immigration authorities. DeSantis says this shields taxpayers and blocks threats that don't belong in Florida. He pushed it at a tap and news conference, calling the state a free stronghold. Critics like Pee in America blast the law for vague wording that might hit student protests or classes seen as promoting terrorism. They warn it could freeze free speech and education across the board. With the federal judge already blocking DeSantis's earlier tags on groups like the council,

1:04on American-Islamic relations, and the Muslim Brotherhood, this law ramps up the stakes. Eyes are on how it'll shake out in classrooms and campuses statewide. That's the story for today. Canada News Today, Driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.