As President Obama unveils his much-anticipated executive action to overhaul the nation's immigration system, three photographs tell the very human story of what will begin to unfold tonight.
A FAMILY RELIEVED TO REMAIN UNITED
HOPES DASHED FOR IMMIGRANTS LEFT OUT
While millions see this as a celebratory moment, there the pockets of disappointment that are already unmistakable: Thousands of agricultural workers will be excluded from deferred action, as will the parents of participants in the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program who also desperately lobbied for relief. Wednesday in New Orleans, 1-year-old Lavon Massey protested with his father outside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service office over the fact that many immigrants living illegally in the country will not be shielded by Obama. Advocacy groups are planning more protests tonight and Friday.