House Speaker John Boehner said it would be difficult to pass an immigration bill because fellow Republicans dont trust President Barack Obama to implement the law.
Their agenda includes voting on an alternative measure to Obamas health-care law and re-authorizing a funding program for career and technical education.
President Barack Obama, who made revising the law a top priority for his final term, last night urged Congress to get immigration reform done this year.
President Barack Obama announced plans for a high-tech innovation hub in North Carolina, fulfilling part of a year-old promise as he looks for ways to create jobs this year without help from Congress.
The U.S. deported 368,644 undocumented immigrants during the 12 months that ended Sept. 30. That compares to a record 409,900 removals the previous year, according to ICE records.