Chile: Peru closes border to migrants fleeing country amid threats from Kast

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Peru’s interim president, Jose Jeri, confirmed that the state of emergency in the city of Tacna, on the border with Chile, will come into effect at midnight local time on November 29, with the aim of strengthening security in the face of the arrival of irregular migrants. The measure will allow the armed forces to intervene in border surveillance and control tasks. The announcement follows a Friday blockade by dozens of migrants who stopped traffic on the Pan-American Highway South after being denied entry to Peru for lacking legal documents. Protesters claim they are fleeing Chile because right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast might win the presidential runoff on December 14, having promised a policy of mass expulsion of irregular immigrants.    #teleSUREnglish #Chile #Peru #Tacna #Migrants #JoseAntonioKast

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00:00Post-in-terrain President Jose Heri confirmed that the state of emergency in the city of Tecna on the border with Chile will come into effect at midnight local time on November 29th, with the aim of straying insecurity in the face of the arrival of irregular migrants.

00:15The measure will allow the armed forces to intervene in border surveillance and control task. The announcement follows a Friday border crossing blockade by dozens of migrants who blocked traffic on the Pan-American Highway South.

00:28The migrants were denied entry to Peru for lacking legal documents. Protesters claim they're fleeing Chile because right-wing candidate Jose Antonio Kast might win the presidential runoff on December 14th. Kast has promised a policy of mass expulsion of irregular migrants.

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