US EditionChile's New Government Freezes Migrant Legalization, Eyes Deportations
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The government of the ultra-rightist José Antonio Kast stopped the regularization of 182,000 migrants in Chile, promoted by the previous administration of leftist Gabriel Boric, and is preparing to present to Congress two bills against the entry of undocumented immigrants.
Chile's new government freezes migrant legalization, eyes deportations
President José Antonio Kast's government has suspended a decree drafted by the previous administration of Gabriel Boric that would have regularized some 182,000 people who entered Chile irregularly and voluntarily registered with immigration authorities.
José Antonio Kast took office at the head of the Andean country on 11 March, with the promise of imposing an "iron hand" on irregular immigration.
The new government of José Antonio Kast stopped the regularization of 182,000 immigrants in Chile, driven by the previous administration of leftist Gabriel Boric, said Monday the Migration Service to the AFP.Read more
Gabriel Boric's left government had adopted a decree providing for the regularization of 182,000 people.
The Chilean government led by the far-right president José Antonio Kast announced on March 30 the revocation of the regularization of about 182 thousand migrants, foreseen by the previous administration of left Read
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