Rashida Tlaib becomes lone House lawmaker opposing cracking down on Mexican cartels' border tunnel system

The House of Representatives voted on a bill to help Congress crack down on Mexican drug cartels' use of tunnels.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is the lone lawmaker who voted against the bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

It's also backed by six other House Republicans, including Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee's subcommittee on border security.

The legislation, titled the Subterranean Border Defense Act, would direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to submit an annual report to Congress about cartels' use of tunnels and how U.S. law enforcement was looking to combat it.

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CIUDAD JUAREZ , MEXICO - JANUARY 10: Binational operation dismantles human trafficking tunnel in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on January 10, 2025. ((Photo by Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images))

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It's a rare show of bipartisanship in today's House of Representatives, with Crane being known as one of the most conservative members of the House GOP.

House leaders held the vote under suspension of the rules, meaning the legislation was fast-tracked to a final House-wide vote in exchange for raising the threshold for passage from a simple majority to two-thirds.

It's what House GOP leaders have done for critical legislation that is expected to receive wide bipartisan support.

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