Johnson heads to Hill for immigration clash

The architect of President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, setting up the first big public clash between the White House and Republicans in Congress over the directive that shields millions of undocumented immigrants from deportations. Jeh Johnson, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, who crafted the plan Obama unveiled two weeks ago, plans to fiercely defend it, despite intense criticism from a band of Republicans who have vowed to tie the president's actions to funding the government and cabinet confirmation hearings.

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