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Chilean migration and deportation enforcement

Overview

In 2026, the Chilean government under President José Antonio Kast significantly increased its deportation efforts. By late September, Interior Undersecretary Máximo Pavez reported 1,764 deportations, noting a 64.9% increase compared to 2022 totals. This period saw the use of Chilean Air Force (FACH) charter flights to transport Colombian and Peruvian nationals, including individuals with criminal records for drug trafficking and robbery. By October, the scale of departures expanded, with 12,219 foreigners having either been deported or left the country voluntarily. As of October 2026, total deportations reached 1,874. While border reports of irregular entries decreased by 93.3% compared to the previous year, migration inspections increased by 24.7%. Amidst these measures, President Kast ordered the immediate expulsion of six foreign nationals detained during violent unrest in central Santiago. National Migration Service Director Frank Sauerbaum confirmed the agency is beginning procedures to revoke the permanent residency of these detainees, who include nationals from Peru, Haiti, and Venezuela. On October 20, the Chilean Senate passed a bill to expedite the administrative deportation process for foreign nationals violating national laws. This legislation, part of the government’s Agenda against Organized Crime and Terrorism (ACOT), grants the Investigative Police (PDI) authority to request judicial authorization to enter residences to locate and detain individuals with active deportation orders, with judges required to resolve requests within 24 hours. The law introduces mandatory biometric registration, electronic notifications, and the ability to withhold travel documents. To accelerate proceedings, the timeframe for filing legal appeals has been reduced from ten days to five, and filing a judicial resource will no longer automatically suspend the deportation process. Under these reforms, irregular migrants charged with crimes carrying sentences of less than three years may be expelled immediately without waiting for a trial.

Entities

José Antonio Kast · Chile · Maximo Pavez · National Migration Service · Chilean Senate

Claims

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Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 12 sources
    Chile approves law to accelerate administrative migrant expulsions

    Chile's Senate approved a law to accelerate migrant expulsions, extending re-entry bans to five years and allowing police to enter homes with judicial authorization to apprehend those with expulsion orders.

  2. [POLITICS] 15 sources
    Chile Senate approves law to expedite irregular migrant deportations

    Chile's Senate approved a law allowing police to enter homes with judicial warrants to detain irregular migrants facing deportation and increasing re-entry bans to five years.

  3. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Chile to expel six foreigners detained during Santiago protests

    President José Antonio Kast ordered the expulsion of six foreign nationals detained during violent anniversary protests in Santiago, Chile.

  4. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Migration enforcement actions reported in Peru and Chile

    Authorities in Peru and Chile are taking action against foreign nationals: Peruvian police identified 14 irregular migrants in Iquitos, while Chilean President Kast ordered the expulsion of six detainees.

  5. [INTERNATIONAL] 13 sources
    Chile reports 1,874 deportations and rising voluntary departures in 2026

    Chile reports 1,874 deportations and over 10,000 voluntary departures in 2026, amid declining public approval for President José Antonio Kast's administration due to economic and climate issues.

  6. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Chile reports 1,764 deportations in 2026 following new FACH flight

    Chile has carried out 1,764 deportations in 2026, including a recent FACH flight of 40 Colombian and Peruvian nationals, marking a significant increase over previous years.

Sources

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