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Peru's emergency declaration aims to prevent irregular migration amid a surge of Venezuelan migrants fleeing Chile; over 1.5 million Venezuelans have arrived in Peru since 2015, officials said.
- On Friday, President José Jaré announced Peru would declare a state of emergency along its southern border with Chile and deploy Peruvian armed forces after inspecting controls and convening his Cabinet.
- José Antonio Kast's campaign rhetoric has heightened anti-immigrant sentiment, as he warned last week migrants `You have 111 days to leave Chile voluntarily,` threatening detention and expulsion.
- Peruvian media soon showed images of Venezuelan migrants rushing north from Chile with backpacks and garbage bags, while residents in Chile's northern border towns reported growing chaos as many were stranded.
- Peru said its main purpose is to prevent a humanitarian crisis amid no clear figure for migrants leaving Chile, a country home to 18.5 million people facing increased xenophobia.
- But scores of people are now headed in the other direction as Chile prepares to harden its stance against immigration, and Chilean Minister of Security Luis Cordero said rhetoric sometimes has consequences.
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Peru Announces State of Emergency After Surge of Migrants Attempting to Enter Country
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. Peru has officially announced a state of emergency along its southern border with Chile over a surge of Migrants attempting to enter the country. Getting into it: The state of e…
A tense situation is being experienced in the north of Chile, on the border with Peru, after hundreds of irregular migrants seek to cross the border to the north. According to them and the authorities, they try to leave Chilean territory in the face of the threat of being expelled shortly. In a surprising unplanned movement, since Wednesday dozens of families have walked towards the Chacalluta border crossing, seeking to leave Chile, but the Per…
In two weeks' time, it will be decided whether a right-wing hardliner will take over the office of President. Already, many are leaving the country – for fear of deportations.
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"The Peruvian National Police maintains law and order, with the support of the armed forces," states a government decree.
"We're afraid we're being forced out of Chile." There's already dozens of people trying to get through to Peru, predicting a possible victory of Chile's top-right presidential candidate.
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