Pfeiffer said Obama asked the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to “present him with recommendations by the end of the summer.” Those agencies have not yet reported back.

“So let’s wait and see what those are before we make judgments about them,” Pfeiffer said.

Now that Congress is on August recess without any action on immigration, many people are speculating on what Obama might do — or try do — on the politically charged issue.

There will likely be two sets of major Obama announcements in the coming weeks or months: One addressing the recent influx of migrants from Central America, the other on the immigration system overall.