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="“Chile has been undermined by illegal immigration,” and “organized crime,” 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...