House to vote Thursday on immigration legislation: Paul Ryan
Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, said on Wednesday the House would vote on immigration legislation on Thursday that would end the practice of separating families who cross the U.S. border illegally.


Reporting by Susan Cornwell; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama