Overview

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the U.S. is actively working to classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization and will need separate designations for its different branches.
• He warned that courts could issue nationwide injunctions to block the move, demanding a robust internal record before any designation.
• The Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025 has bipartisan backing in both the Senate and the House to press the administration toward formal action.
• Advocates point to the Brotherhood’s historical ties to Hamas and Justice Department records that named the Council on American-Islamic Relations as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial.
• Officials could pursue listing the Brotherhood under Foreign Terrorist Organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist authorities to freeze assets and sanction its leadership.