GOP takes first shot at blocking Obama’s executive action on immigration

Published January 9, 2015 11:17pm ET



House Republicans will move aggressively next week to block President Obama’s changes to immigration policy with a measure that aims to roll back two critical executive actions that stem deportations.

In a bill announced Friday, Republicans essentially declared war on Obama’s “pen and phone” policy, which he adopted as a way to implement his agenda in the face of staunch GOP opposition in Congress.

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