Associated Press -- Erica Werner
In an assault on one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities, House Republicans approved measures Wednesday that would overturn his immigration actions and remove protections for immigrants brought illegally to the country as children.
Despite a White House veto threat, Republicans attached language blocking Obama's immigration initiatives to legislation providing nearly $40 billion to finance the Homeland Security Department through the rest of the budget year.
The broader bill was expected to be approved later in the day.
Republicans said Obama's executive actions on immigration were an unconstitutional overreach that must be stopped.
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