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FBI Designation Authority

The FBI's authority to designate organizations as terrorist organizations

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Jan 7, 2026

What legal authority does the FBI have to define terrorist organizations?

The FBI does not have statutory authority to formally designate organizations as “terrorist organizations” in the way the Secretary of State designates Foreign Terrorist Organizations under 8 U.S.C. §...

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