give the Border Patrol additional tools to stop illegal immigration and keep Nebraskans safe

Adrian Smith · Nebraska · Republican

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.79 extraction confidence 88%

Occurrences

Adrian is fighting to give the Border Patrol tools to keep Nebraskans safe.

Commitment to support additional border enforcement tools for the Border Patrol.

Issues – Adrian Smith for U.S. Congress
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Adrian is working with President Trump to return to the border policies that were working before being recklessly reversed by the Biden administration.

Commitment to work with President Trump to restore prior border policies.

Get to Know Adrian – Adrian Smith for U.S. Congress
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Evidence

Under “Securing the U.S. BORDER,” the campaign page says Adrian Smith “voted to finish the wall, increase funding for the Border Patrol to stop illegal immigration and drugs, remove illegal immigrants from the census, and ensure only U.S. citizens can vote.” It also says he is “fighting to give the Border Patrol tools to keep Nebraskans safe.”

Official campaign materials show the promise itself and frame Smith as pursuing Border Patrol tools, but not that the promise was fulfilled.

partial same_term A for effort

Issues – Adrian Smith for U.S. Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Congress.gov records H.R.2 as having passed the House on 05/11/2023 by a vote of 219-213 and describes the bill as making changes to immigration law, including border security measures. The summary states that Division A requires DHS to resume activities related to constructing a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Smith supported a concrete border-security effort in Congress, but this bill only passed the House and did not become law, so it shows effort rather than completed delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023 | Congress.gov
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The House Clerk roll call for H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, shows the bill passed 264-159 on January 7, 2025. The bill required DHS to detain certain non-U.S. nationals arrested for specified crimes.

Smith’s border-related vote backed a bill that became law later, but that law gives ICE and related enforcement authorities, not the Border Patrol tools described in the campaign promise.

never same_term A for effort

Roll Call 6 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov lists S.5 as becoming Public Law No. 119-1 on January 29, 2025.

A major immigration bill did become law in Smith’s term, but it was not the specific Border Patrol-focused deliverable promised in the campaign language.

partial same_term

S.5 - Laken Riley Act | Congress.gov
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Smith made documented federal legislative efforts on border security, including supporting H.R.2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which passed the House but did not become law. The later enacted Laken Riley Act addressed immigration detention and enforcement but did not deliver the specific Border Patrol tools or funding outcome described in the campaign promise. Because the promised Border Patrol-focused result was not enacted, but Smith made a serious legislative attempt during his term, this is best classified as not delivered with an effort badge.

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never same_term A for effort

Smith made and supported serious border-security efforts, including voting for H.R.2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, and backing the Laken Riley Act. However, the evidence does not show that the promised outcome was delivered: H.R.2 did not become law, and the enacted Laken Riley Act addressed detention of certain non-U.S. nationals rather than giving Border Patrol the additional tools described in the campaign promise. The campaign material itself shows continued advocacy, not fulfillment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%