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By Eric Bradner, CNN

updated 8:05 AM EST, Wed November 26, 2014

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Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama told three people who repeatedly interrupted his latest speech on immigration to stop their yelling because he "just took an action to change the law."

Obama was in Chicago on Tuesday night to tout an executive order halting deportations for the undocumented parents of children born in the United States. But -- as has been the pattern in recent months -- he couldn't get through the speech without being heckled by protesters who want bolder action.

About 20 minutes into the speech, three women -- one standing four rows behind Obama, holding a sign reading "Stop Deportations Now," and the other two in the crowd -- shouted a series of complaints.

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One called Obama's claim that his immigration policies are focused on deporting felons, not families, "a lie." Another said it's "not just Republicans" who have called undocumented immigrants felons.

Obama told the protesters it "doesn't make sense to yell at me right now," given his immigration action last week.

"What you're not paying attention to is, I just took an action to change the law," he said as the crowd applauded.

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