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Chilean migration and deportation enforcement

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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. ~~The legislation passed with 37 votes in favor~~ This legislation, part of the government’s Agenda against Organized Crime and ~~one abstention. Key provisions grant~~ 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 National Migration Service may also request personal information from private and public entities to locate irregular migrants, though data regarding minors and health or educational institutions remains protected. The law introduces mandatory biometric ~~registration for adult offenders,~~ 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.

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