U.S. House rejects compromise bill on border family separations

A Honduran boy seeking asylum waits on the Mexican side of the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge after his family was denied entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a "compromise" immigration bill on Wednesday, as expected, that would have addressed the crisis of families being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The House could vote next month on a narrower measure that is being developed and would focus specifically on the family separations issue, although prospects for its passage are uncertain.