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world Mercopress 2026-03-31

Chile Freezes Migrant Legalization Efforts, Eyes Deportations

Chile's new government has suspended a decree aimed at regularizing the immigration status of 182,000 undocumented migrants who volunteered to be registered with authorities.


<p> <img alt="&#147;Chile has been undermined by illegal immigration,&#148; and &#147;organized crime,&#148; Kast said. However, Chile still has one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America: 5.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025." height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109639/100x80/kast.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> President JosΓ© Antonio Kast's government has suspended a decree drafted by t...

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