Florida GOP congressional candidate Mike Beltran faces scrutiny over a 2023 vote against funding deportation flights for illegal immigrants.
Beltran was the only Republican in Florida's state legislature to oppose SB 6-B, which allocated $10 million to relocate undocumented migrants from Florida to sanctuary states like California and Massachusetts.
The vote came months after President Biden criticized Governor Ron DeSantis's deportation program as "un-American" and "reckless." Florida Democratic Chair Nikki Fried also blasted the flights as a "political stunt" at taxpayer expense.
Beltran is running for Congress in Florida's 14th District. The vote record has drawn attention following the Supreme Court's rejection of Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
Critics argue the vote aligns Beltran with Biden-era border policies rather than GOP enforcement priorities.
Beltran was the only Republican in Florida's state legislature to oppose SB 6-B, which allocated $10 million to relocate undocumented migrants from Florida to sanctuary states like California and Massachusetts.
The vote came months after President Biden criticized Governor Ron DeSantis's deportation program as "un-American" and "reckless." Florida Democratic Chair Nikki Fried also blasted the flights as a "political stunt" at taxpayer expense.
Beltran is running for Congress in Florida's 14th District. The vote record has drawn attention following the Supreme Court's rejection of Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
Critics argue the vote aligns Beltran with Biden-era border policies rather than GOP enforcement priorities.