Washington, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress held a vote on Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security of Biden, on February 6, but the votes in favor were less than half and the vote was temporarily defeated.
On February 6, in Washington, USA, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson held a press conference before the ** vote. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Aaron).
The case was sponsored by House Republicans who accused Mayorkas of "willfully and systematically refusing to comply with the law" on immigration issues, leading to failed immigration controls at the U.S. southern border and betraying public trust, while accusing him of obstructing congressional investigations. Biden and the Democratic Party in the United States have accused Republicans of abusing their power and undermining efforts to solve the immigration problem.
Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives, but have a narrow margin of seats. On the 6th, 214 Republicans in the House voted for Mayorkas, but all 212 Democrats and 4 Republicans voted against, and the bill failed to pass. House Republicans plan to hold another full House vote after that.
This is the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 6. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Aaron).
The issue of immigration is one of the key issues in this year's U.S. election. In the first 11 months of last year, about 2.7 million illegal immigrants entered the United States, including about 2.2 million from the southern border, according to official U.S. data. According to the United States**, there were 30 in December last yearA monthly record of 20,000 illegal immigrants entered the United States from the southern border.