On Monday, the government of Chilein order to reduce entry into its territory immigrants from sparkling passages,
The mission assigned to the army, with an initial duration of 90 days, concerns the regions of Arica, Parinakota, Tarapaka and Antofagasta, a government executive order states.
The military are deployed carry out identity checks and detain people entering or leaving the territory through secret border crossings, who will then be handed over to local police authorities.
The decree of the government of President Gabriel Boric speaks of “mass arrivals” immigrants from “uncontrolled crossings” at the borders.
Javier García, the mayor of Colchane, a border community where the deployment of army units is concerned, told a local radio station that about 400 people try to enter Chilean territory every day by taking secret paths.
In recent years, Chile has recorded an increase in immigration flows from neighboring countries, mainly from Venezuela.
In the town of Colchane, in the Andes, on the border with Bolivia, is the busiest crossing for foreigners trying to enter Chile. Dozens have been killed in accidents trying to enter the country illegally in recent years.
Those who manage to reach Chilean cities often live in tents and many do odd jobs or beg.
To control migration flows and make it difficult to cross the border illegally, the Chilean authorities decided a year ago to widen a 600-meter ditch near Colchane.
But criminal gangs involved in various types of smuggling and drug trafficking have built bridges, which are also used by illegal immigrants, mainly from Venezuela, according to authorities.
Source: News Beast

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