Chile launches mass deportation drive as migration crackdown intensifies: video
Chile has begun enforcing a tougher migration policy with its first deportation flight under President Kast.
José Antonio Kast’s government expelled 40 migrants in its initial operation, with authorities reporting that most removals were linked to irregular status and criminal offences including robbery and drug trafficking. Officials say the crackdown is already having an impact, with irregular border crossings dropping by around 67 per cent and more than 2,000 Venezuelans leaving the country voluntarily since the election. As part of a broader strategy, the government plans regular deportation flights and new legislation to tighten border control, though critics argue the scale of expulsions remains limited compared to the hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants still in Chile.
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