Spain’s socialist government on Tuesday officially started the process to grant mass amnesty to half a million illegal migrants living in Spain.

After nearly three months since Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez first announced the amnesty plans, the Spanish Council of Ministers signed the decree. It was officially published at the Official State Gazette on Wednesday, and will go into effect on Thursday.

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo reports that, according to sources from the Ministry, Spain will not expel illegal migrants who fail to submit the required documentation after having started an amnesty application.

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