Senate Republicans fell short Thursday on a push to repeal a Biden administration policy that would overhaul how migrant asylum claims are processed after they cross the border.
In a rare stand-alone vote on an immigration issue, the chamber voted 48-46 to reject a resolution of disapproval filed under the Congressional Review Act, a process that allows Congress to shoot down federal agency policies with a filibuster-proof majority.
The vote fell along party lines, except West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III joined Republicans to support the measure. Also, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ultimately voted against the measure so he could preserve a procedural move to bring it up again.
