In the United States, Ron DeSantis has announced plans to use a new Florida state law to identify, designate, and combat alleged terrorist organizations operating in the state. The proposal involves the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the U.S.

State Department, Florida residents, and the groups that could be targeted. It could expand state counterterrorism tools and public-safety efforts while putting due process and civil-liberties safeguards under greater pressure.

DeSantis said Florida should “identify, designate, and combat terrorist organizations operating in Florida.”