Abbott Designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as Terrorist, Criminal Organizations — Bans Land Ownership in Texas
by Randy Clark
Texas Governor Greg Abbott designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations on Tuesday. The designation will allow for heightened enforcement actions against the organization and its affiliates by authorities within the Lone Star State.
In a Tuesday morning press release issued at the state capitol, Abbott offered the following comments regarding the designation saying, “The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam’s ‘mastership of the world. The actions taken by the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR to support terrorism across the globe and subvert our laws through violence, intimidation, and harassment are unacceptable.”
The designation will prohibit both organizations and their affiliates from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas. Abbott emphasized the consequences of the designation adding, “These radical extremists are not welcome in our state and are now prohibited from acquiring any real property interest in Texas.”