FL H0167

The Florida Legislature urges the U.S. Secretary of State to redesignate the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, following the Biden Administration's revocation of that designation in December 2021.

The memorial opposes the Biden Administration's decision to revoke the FARC's Foreign Terrorist Organization designation, citing the group's history of murder, torture, kidnapping of innocent Colombians and Americans, narcotrafficking, and ongoing acts of terrorism.

The memorial affirms Florida's commitment to Colombia as the strongest U.S. ally in Latin America, noting the U.S. established diplomatic relations with Colombia in 1822 and that Florida accounts for roughly 25 percent of all U.S.-Colombia trade.

The FARC was originally designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Department of State in October 1997, and the memorial notes the group has subverted democratic institutions and continues to commit acts of terrorism.

Copies of the memorial are to be sent to the President of the United States, the U.S. Senate President, the Speaker of the U.S. House, the U.S. Secretary of State, and all members of Florida's congressional delegation.