As governor, Byron Donalds will ban sanctuary policies across Florida with no exceptions.

Byron Donalds · Florida · Republican

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Fight Illegal Immigration: Byron stands with President Trump to secure the border, keep our families and communities safe, end taxpayer handouts to illegals, and stop drugs from pouring into our country.

Campaign site commits to anti-illegal-immigration policies that are substantively aligned with anti-sanctuary enforcement promises.

Issues - Byron Donalds for Governor
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Donalds’ public safety platform includes ensuring taxpayer-funded benefits are reserved for citizens and legal residents, requiring full cooperation between Florida agencies and federal immigration enforcement, and banning sanctuary policies across the state with no exceptions.

Campaign statement repeats the promise in explicit terms, but it is only a pledge while Donalds is a candidate for governor.

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Trump-Endorsed Byron Donalds Continues “Defending the Florida Dream” Tour with Public Safety Roundtable in Melbourne - Byron Donalds for Governor
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908.103 Sanctuary policies prohibited. A state entity, law enforcement agency, or local governmental entity may not adopt or have in effect a sanctuary policy.

Florida already has a statewide statutory ban on sanctuary policies, so the policy goal is already law in the state, independent of Donalds taking office.

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Chapter 908 Section 103 - 2025 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate
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Under "Fight Illegal Immigration," the campaign says Byron stands with President Trump to secure the border, keep families and communities safe, end taxpayer handouts to illegals, and stop drugs from pouring into our country.

The current issues page continues to frame immigration enforcement as a core campaign theme, but it does not show any new gubernatorial action delivered in the lookback window.

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Issues - Byron Donalds for Governor
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The campaign page says Florida law already bans sanctuary policies and proposes certification, Attorney General coordination, an executive order, audits, and funding restrictions.

Donalds’ own gubernatorial platform acknowledges the core ban already exists in Florida law, while framing additional enforcement and funding actions as future gubernatorial steps, not completed actions.

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Zero Tolerance, Zero Dollars - Byron Donalds for Governor
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F.S. 908.103 says a state entity, law enforcement agency, or local governmental entity may not adopt or maintain a sanctuary policy.

Florida currently has a statewide statutory prohibition on sanctuary policies, satisfying the substantive policy condition independent of Donalds becoming governor.

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Chapter 908 Section 103 - 2024 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate
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Chapter 2019-102 created Chapter 908, prohibited sanctuary policies, and was approved by the Governor on June 14, 2019.

The sanctuary-policy ban was enacted in 2019 under Governor Ron DeSantis, years before Donalds’ 2026 gubernatorial bid, so it cannot be credited as Donalds delivering the promise as governor.

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Chapter 2019-102, Laws of Florida
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The Florida Senate bill record lists SB 168 as Federal Immigration Enforcement, prohibiting sanctuary policies, approved by the Governor, and assigned Chapter 2019-102.

Official legislative history confirms the existing sanctuary-policy ban came through SB 168 in 2019, not through any gubernatorial action by Donalds.

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CS/CS/CS/SB 168: Federal Immigration Enforcement - 2019 - The Florida Senate
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The Executive Office of the Governor site identifies Ron DeSantis as Florida’s 46th Governor and shows current official activity by Governor DeSantis.

As of the assessment date, Donalds was not Florida governor, so he had not delivered the promise in the promised office.

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Governor Ron DeSantis | Executive Office of the Governor
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Donalds’ House website identifies him as Congressman Byron Donalds, proudly representing Southwest Florida District 19.

Official federal-office evidence places Donalds in Congress rather than the Florida governorship, supporting that no gubernatorial delivery had occurred by July 1, 2026.

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U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds
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Assessments

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Florida already has a statewide statutory ban on sanctuary policies, enacted in 2019 under Governor Ron DeSantis, so the substantive policy condition exists. But Donalds is currently a U.S. Representative and gubernatorial candidate, not Florida governor, and the evidence does not show that he enacted, sponsored, or materially advanced the Florida ban. Credit is therefore only partial for an already-existing outcome, not full delivery by Donalds in the promised office.

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Florida already has a statewide statutory prohibition on sanctuary policies, so the substantive policy condition exists. However, Donalds is only a gubernatorial candidate and has not delivered this as governor; the existing ban predates the campaign promise and is not credited to his gubernatorial action. That supports partial credit for an already-satisfied policy outcome, not full delivery by the candidate.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%