Secure the border.

Tony Wied · Wisconsin · Republican

policy impact 0.95 specificity 0.91 extraction confidence 99%

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Occurrences

In Congress, Tony will prioritize finishing President Trump’s border wall, reinstituting President Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy, and ensuring our border agents have the funding they need to do their jobs.

Commits to border-security actions including finishing the border wall, restoring Remain in Mexico, and funding border agents.

Issues - Tony Wied for Congress
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Evidence

Under "Securing the Southern Border," the campaign said: "We must take immediate action to secure our southern border" and that in Congress Tony would prioritize "finishing President Trump's border wall," "reinstuting President Trump's Remain in Mexico Policy," and ensuring border agents have the funding they need.

Campaign promise explicitly centered on securing the southern border through wall completion, Remain in Mexico, and more funding for border agents.

never same_term

Issues - Tony Wied for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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The campaign said Wied released a TV ad focused on securing the southern border and quoted him saying it was "imperative we secure the border on Day One" and that Republicans need to "finish President Trump's border wall, crack down on cartels, and stop the deadly drugs pouring into our communities."

Additional campaign material repeated the same border-security promise and framed it as an immediate objective.

never same_term

Trump-Endorsed Conservative Tony Wied Releases Second TV Ad: “Secure the Border” - Tony Wied for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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The House Clerk records that on Jan. 7, 2025, the House passed H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, and Tony Wied voted Yea.

Wied supported a House border/immigration enforcement bill, which shows advocacy but not fulfillment of the broader campaign promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call 6 | H.R. 29 | Laken Riley Act
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

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The House Clerk records that on Jan. 22, 2026, the House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and Tony Wied voted Yea.

Wied voted for a large appropriations package in the same Congress, but the record does not show he personally delivered the promised border outcome.

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 72%

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The House Clerk records that the House adopted the rule for considering H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, and H.R. 7148, and Wied voted Yea.

Wied backed floor consideration of DHS appropriations, another pro-border-security procedural vote, but not proof the campaign promise was fulfilled.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The House Clerk recorded that the House passed S. 2, the Secure America Act, by 214-212 on June 9, 2026, and Tony Wied voted Aye.

In the lookback window, Wied supported passage of a major border and immigration enforcement funding bill. This is concrete same-term effort, but a vote alone does not prove the border was fully secured.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 214 | Bill Number: S. 2, Secure America Act
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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The Guardian reported that President Trump signed the Secure America Act on June 10, 2026, after House passage; it funds ICE, CBP, and DHS through September 2029.

This indicates the June 2026 bill Wied backed became law and provided large resources for immigration enforcement and border agencies. It supports partial delivery, not full fulfillment of the broad promise to secure the border.

partial same_term A for effort

Trump signs $70bn immigration act ensuring ICE funding through 2029
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Congress.gov text for Public Law 119-21 appropriated $46.55 billion for border infrastructure and wall systems, plus CBP personnel, detention capacity, screening technology, and border-security grants.

The enacted reconciliation law funded several elements matching Wied’s promise, including wall infrastructure, Border Patrol hiring, detention capacity, and anti-drug border technology. This is substantial partial delivery but not proof of a fully secured border.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The House Clerk recorded that the House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025, by 218-214, and Tony Wied voted Aye.

Wied voted for final House approval of the law that funded border-wall and immigration-enforcement programs. This is concrete same-term effort toward the promise, but not complete delivery of the outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call 190 | H.R. 1 | One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Congress.gov records that S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025, after House passage on January 22, 2025.

The Laken Riley Act enacted a related immigration-enforcement measure during Wied’s term. It supports partial progress on immigration enforcement, but it does not itself secure the border or complete the wall/Remain in Mexico promises.

partial same_term A for effort

S.5 - Laken Riley Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The statutory text requires DHS detention action for certain inadmissible aliens charged with or arrested for specified crimes and gives states enforcement standing in specified immigration contexts.

The law strengthened immigration detention and enforcement mechanisms, aligning with part of a border-security agenda. It remains narrower than the campaign commitment to secure the border overall.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - S.5 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Laken Riley Act | Congress.gov
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Wied promised a broad border-security outcome, including wall completion, Remain in Mexico, and more support for border agents. During his House term he voted for enacted and House-passed immigration and border-security measures, including the Laken Riley Act, H.R. 1 funding for wall infrastructure, CBP personnel, detention capacity, and border technology, and S. 2/Secure America Act funding for ICE, CBP, and DHS. These actions materially advanced parts of the promise in the same federal term, but the record does not show the border was fully secured or that all promised elements were completed. A representative's votes and support justify partial credit, not full delivery of the broad outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

partial same_term A for effort

The promise was broad and outcome-based: secure the border by finishing the wall, restoring Remain in Mexico, cracking down on cartels, stopping drug flows, and funding border agents. The evidence shows Wied campaigned on this and, once in federal office, supported immigration and border-related measures including the Laken Riley Act and DHS/appropriations votes. Those are meaningful same-term efforts, but the record provided does not show that the southern border was actually secured or that the specific promised policies were completed through Wied's action. Because he materially supported related federal measures but did not deliver the promised outcome, this merits partial credit with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

never same_term A for effort

The promise was a broad outcome pledge to secure the southern border, including finishing the border wall, reinstating Remain in Mexico, cracking down on cartels, and stopping drug flows. The evidence shows Wied supported related immigration and border-security measures, including votes for the Laken Riley Act and DHS/appropriations procedures, but it does not show the promised border-security outcome was delivered. Because there were serious legislative efforts but the promised outcome remains unfulfilled, the correct adjudication is never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%