I will fight to secure the border, not ignore it.
I will fight to secure the border.
Occurrences
In Congress, Ciscomani will fight to secure our border, support our agents and finish the wall.
Evidence
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The campaign’s first district-wide ad was titled “Border Security” and said Ciscomani would “fight to secure our border, support our agents and finish the wall.”
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Ciscomani introduced H.R. 35, a border-related bill imposing criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing federal officer within 100 miles of the border.
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The House passed H.R. 35 on Feb. 13, 2025, by 264-155, showing Ciscomani’s border bill advanced through one chamber.
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Ciscomani said he was “working with President Trump to secure the border” among the top accomplishments and priorities of his office.
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Representative Juan Ciscomani, Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, is leading the effort in the House to ensure our law enforcement and national security Agencies and personnel, including TSA agents and airport security, are fully funded through the Department of Homeland Security.
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"The President also talked about the many accomplishments and progress we have made in just one year coming off the last administration’s highest inflation and worst border crisis this century. Our border is secure..."
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Public Law 119-98, the Secure America Act, was approved June 10, 2026. It appropriates funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel and for border security, technology, and screening, including border surveillance technologies and efforts to combat illicit narcotics at borders.
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On June 9, 2026, the House passed S. 2, the Secure America Act, by recorded vote, 214-212. The Clerk's roll call lists Representative Ciscomani, Republican of Arizona, voting Aye.
Assessments
Ciscomani made border security a campaign promise and, during the House term resulting from that 2022 federal campaign, took concrete actions toward it: he introduced H.R. 35, advanced border-related legislation through the House, held a Homeland Security appropriations leadership role, and voted for S. 2, the Secure America Act, which became Public Law 119-98 and funded CBP personnel, border technology, screening, and anti-narcotics border efforts. That is meaningful same-term progress and candidate-attributable effort. However, the evidence shows border-security funding and enforcement measures, not that the border was fully secured or that all promised components such as finishing the wall were completed, so full delivery is not justified.
Ciscomani explicitly campaigned to "fight to secure the border" and, while in office, sponsored and advanced concrete measures on that issue. He introduced H.R.35 (Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act) on 2025-01-03 and the House passed it on 2025-02-13, and he has led House efforts on DHS funding as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security (press releases 2025–2026). However, there is no evidence the broader promise—e.g., fully "securing the border" or enacting comprehensive border measures into law—was completed; key legislation did not become law (at least in the provided record), and public statements asserting the border is secure are not independent proof of full delivery. These concrete but incomplete actions constitute partial fulfillment during his term.
Ciscomani made border security a central 2022 federal House campaign promise and, once in Congress, materially pursued that issue by introducing H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act. The bill passed the House in February 2025, showing a serious legislative effort within his congressional service tied to the campaign promise. However, the evidence does not show the broader promised outcome of securing the border was achieved, nor that his legislation became law. Because the promise was phrased as a broad fight rather than a specific completed policy, this supports partial fulfillment with an effort badge rather than full delivery.