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Peru Tightens Chile Border After Kast Win as Ecuador Admits 120 Expelled Migrants

Ecuador cautions that the bridge used for the expulsions is not an authorized deportation point.

Overview

  • José Antonio Kast won Chile’s runoff with about 58.3% of the vote after campaigning on a pledge that undocumented foreigners would have 98 days to leave before expulsions.
  • Peru declared a state of emergency on its southern frontier and deployed roughly 50 police at the main crossing with additional military patrols in remote sectors.
  • Border traffic remains calm at the Santa Rosa–Chacalluta corridor, and an informal camp on the Chilean side near TacnaArica was cleared after cleaning operations.
  • Peru expelled 120 people, mostly Venezuelans, through the Aguas VerdesHuaquillas bridge after irregular entry, according to a Peruvian migration official.
  • Ecuador allowed humanitarian entry for the group after several hours but warned it will not accept future expulsions via the bridge, as Peru ruled out a humanitarian corridor and Chile’s interior minister reported no surge at Chacalluta.