US EditionPeru's president to declare border state of emergency to prevent entry of undocumented migrants
Peru deploys military to Tacna border for 60 days as Venezuelan migrants flee Chile amid fears of expulsion under far-right candidate José Antonio Kast, who targets 330,000 undocumented migrants.
- 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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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.
Peru states on Friday that some 50 soldiers will be deployed "immediately." The state of emergency was declared in the Tacna region for 60 days.
The government is sending soldiers to Tacna due to fears of increased migratory flows after the possible election of far-right José Antonio Cast in Chile
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