Spanish govt finalizes migrant amnesty for thousands of undocumented residents
Mint·4h ago·Hope
What Happened
Spain's government finalized a migrant amnesty on Tuesday, allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented residents to obtain legal status. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called it a moral and economic necessity. Eligible applicants must have entered before January 1 and lived there five months. Digital applications begin Thursday, with deadline June 30. The government expects 500,000 applicants; think tanks estimate 840,000 undocumented residents exist. Applications proceed through designated centers nationwide.
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