How has Byron Donalds voted on ICE funding and immigration enforcement?
Byron Donalds voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on both May 22, 2025 and July 3, 2025; the law increased border and defense funding and changed Medicaid and SNAP eligibility rules.[1] His campaign platform titled Zero Tolerance Zero Dollars proposes terminating state grant funding to entities that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement including ICE.[2]
The record
2025 reconciliation vote
Donalds voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at both stages in 2025; the law increased border and defense funding.[1]
Campaign proposal
His Zero Tolerance Zero Dollars plan would terminate state grants to entities that do not comply with federal immigration enforcement.[2]
David Jolly's view
David Jolly argues that cruelty in immigration policy is wrong and that communities are safer when immigrants are welcomed, not feared.[3]
What the votes show
Byron Donalds voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on initial House passage on May 22, 2025. The bill passed 215 to 214.[1] He voted yes again on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment on July 3, 2025. That vote passed 218 to 214, with Republicans voting 218 yes and 2 no and Democrats voting 212 no.[1]
The 2025 reconciliation law made the 2017 individual tax rates permanent, added deductions for tip and overtime income, increased border and defense funding, and changed Medicaid and SNAP eligibility and financing rules.[1] It was signed into law on July 4, 2025.[1]
The campaign proposal
Donalds' immigration plan is titled Zero Tolerance Zero Dollars. It would require all state and local entities receiving public funds to certify compliance with federal immigration enforcement including ICE cooperation, and would terminate state grant funding to entities that do not.[2]
The plan states he would issue an executive order terminating state grant funding to agencies, local governments, and nonprofits that defy federal immigration enforcement. It calls for directing state agencies to audit programs, contracts, and grants for immigration compliance. It would bar state and local governments from spending public funds on benefits or services for people in the country illegally unless required by federal law. It establishes penalties and funding restrictions for entities maintaining what the plan calls sanctuary policies. It proposes expanding prosecutorial capacity for violent and property crime cases committed by people in the country illegally.[2]
David Jolly's view
David Jolly sees this differently. In an interview with a Cuban American constituent at Mayor Ferré Park in Miami, Jolly said the heartbreak and anger about immigration enforcement in communities is real like it has never been before.[3] The constituent said people are angry about what happened in Minneapolis, that they do not want neighbors taken away without due process.[3]
When Jolly asked whether the community was fearful before, the constituent said no. Jolly responded that people were going to work, putting food on the table for their children, sending their kids to school. The community was thriving and safe. Now the president sends in ICE to disrupt communities to try to solve a problem that never existed.[3]
The constituent said the message for the current governor and president should be to get together, Republicans and Democrats, to design a real immigration system that works, and that is not abusive and cruel. Because this is cruelty.[3]
Jolly said that if the state becomes a place that celebrates the economic and cultural contributions of immigrant communities, if Floridians recognize that the misinformation has affected how we approach this, then the values lead to workable policies. He said there is a lower propensity of violent and property crimes in immigrant communities than in native born communities, but the governor and the president let people think that immigration is somehow the greatest threat we face. And it is wrong.[3]
Jolly believes the policies are not the challenging part. The state can solve border security. It can solve compassionate immigration reform. It can solve a pathway to legal status and to work. But not until Floridians agree on what the values are. And his hope in the governor's race is that Florida returns to being a state where the immigrant is recognized and celebrated for contributions to the economy and to culture.[3]
Frequently asked questions
Q. Did Byron Donalds vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act?
Yes, at both stages. Donalds voted yes on initial House passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on May 22, 2025, roll call 145, which passed 215 to 214. He voted yes again on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment on July 3, 2025, roll call 190, which passed 218 to 214 with Republicans voting 218 yes and 2 no and Democrats voting 212 no. The 2025 reconciliation law made the 2017 individual tax rates permanent, added deductions for tip and overtime income, increased border and defense funding, and changed Medicaid and SNAP eligibility and financing rules. It was signed into law on July 4, 2025.[1]
Q. What is Byron Donalds' Zero Tolerance Zero Dollars plan?
Donalds' immigration plan, Zero Tolerance Zero Dollars, would require all state and local entities receiving public funds to certify compliance with federal immigration enforcement including ICE cooperation, and would terminate state grant funding to entities that do not. The plan states he would issue an executive order terminating state grant funding to agencies, local governments, and nonprofits that defy federal immigration enforcement; direct state agencies to audit programs, contracts, and grants for immigration compliance; bar state and local governments from spending public funds on benefits or services for people in the country illegally unless required by federal law; establish penalties and funding restrictions for entities maintaining sanctuary policies; and expand prosecutorial capacity for violent and property crime cases committed by people in the country illegally.[2]
Q. Where does David Jolly stand on immigration enforcement?
David Jolly argues that cruelty in immigration policy is wrong and that communities were thriving and safe before the president sent in ICE to disrupt them. He believes there is a lower propensity of violent and property crimes in immigrant communities than in native born communities, but the governor and the president let people think that immigration is somehow the greatest threat we face. He says the policies are not the challenging part; Florida can solve border security, compassionate immigration reform, and a pathway to legal status and to work, but not until Floridians agree on what the values are. His hope in the governor's race is that Florida returns to being a state where the immigrant is recognized and celebrated for contributions to the economy and to culture.[3]
Q. What committees is Byron Donalds on in Congress?
Donalds serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the 119th Congress, according to his U.S. House Clerk member profile. On Financial Services he sits on the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions. On Oversight and Government Reform he sits on the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs. He represents Florida's 19th congressional district, lists Naples as his hometown, and took the oath of office for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025.[4]
Q. What did David Jolly say about immigration in Miami?
In an interview with a Cuban American constituent at Mayor Ferré Park in Miami, Jolly said that cruelty in immigration enforcement is affecting not only immigrants but whole communities. The constituent described people being angry about what happened in Minneapolis, that they do not want neighbors taken away without due process. Jolly said the community was thriving and safe before, and now the president sends in ICE to disrupt communities to try to solve a problem that never existed. He invoked Mayor Ferré, who said if we fail to embrace the refugee, we might as well throw the Statue of Liberty into the East River. Jolly said those are values, and what is breaking hearts is seeing a disruption of those values. He believes Democrats and Republicans can work on this, but not until they agree on what the values are as a nation.[3]
Sources
- U.S. House Clerk roll call records, https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll190.xml · 2025-07-03
- Byron Donalds for Governor campaign website, https://byrondonalds.com/zero-tolerance-zero-dollars/ · 2026-06-27
- David Jolly on welcoming the immigrant, the asylum, the refugee, Miami (Mayor Ferré Park), interview with Cuban-American constituent, https://davidjolly.com/immigration-interview-miami-ferre-park · 2026
- U.S. House Clerk, Member Profile, https://clerk.house.gov/members/D000032 · 2026-07-20
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