U.S. House approves extra funding on migrant issue at border with Mexico

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved an emergency 4.5-billion-U.S.-dollar funding bill to tackle the continuous migrant surge along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Following Democrats' infighting, the bill on earmarking extra money to fund humanitarian aid and security control at the southern border with Mexico was passed by a vote of 230 to 195.

The legislation now faces an uphill battle in the Senate and a possible veto by the White House.