Obama to end deportation for young undocumented migrants – as it happened

The political day has just been eclipsed by a major announcement by the Obama administration: by executive order, the president will end the deportation of certain young undocumented immigrants – making an estimated 800,000 young people now safe. The order will stop the deportation of undocumented immigrants under 30 years old who came to the US before their 16th birthdays.

To benefit from the protection, they must have lived in the US continuously for five years, have no criminal record or have graduated from high school or served in the military.

They are eligible for two-year work permits, renewable indefinitely. The act does not provide a path to citizenship.

• Immigrants 30 and under who arrived before age 16 affected
• Two-year work permits would be indefinitely renewable
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