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Undocumented youths apply for work permits

Rigoberto Barboza, left, of La Puente takes notes as he waits to fill out paperwork at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. He says he is a attending college and has been in the U.S. since age 11.

Rigoberto Barboza, left, of La Puente takes notes as he waits to fill out paperwork at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. He says he is a attending college and has been in the U.S. since age 11.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Thousands of immigrants lined up to apply for work permits and a reprieve from deportation on the first day of the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Read the story.

Crowd

UCLA student Justino Mora, 23, center, in red shirt, walks through the crowd as hundreds of young immigrants line up Wednesday at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. Mora is the student leader of the California Dream Network.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Waiting

Selene Reyes, 30, right, of Los Angeles holds her 3-month-old son, Angel Barrera, as she waits to get inside the office of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Waiting to apply

Hundreds of youths started lining up at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday outside the offices of the Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles to apply for a reprieve from deportation and get work permits on the first day of a new federal program.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Light moment

Brenda Robles, 20, left, of Torrance and Alexandra De La Cruz, 21, of Hawthorne wait with hundreds of young immigrants lined up outside the offices of Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Application process

Alan Valdivia Mejia, left, receives help on his application from Ivan Corpeno at the CHILA office in Los Angeles.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Passing time

Axel Cortes, 24, left, and Ditter Cortes, 26, both of Reseda, read as they wait in line to apply for a reprieve from deportation and get work permits on the first day of a new federal program.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Getting help

Alan Valdivia Mejia, left, and Calderon Ferreira receive help on their applications.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

In line

Sitting on the ground are Griselda Lozano, left, 23, and Yesenia Lozano, 19, both of Riverside, in a long line around the block from the CHIRLA office in Los Angeles.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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