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Border Calm Returns at TacnaArica as Controls Hold

Legal constraints limit quick deportation promises.

Overview

  • A Chilean reporter on the ground says there are no encampments at Chacalluta and that checks are containing flows, with recent groups transferred through Arica before returning to Tacna.
  • Chilean authorities continue routine operations with sustained presence at Santa Rosa and Chacalluta and maintain that official data do not show an unusual surge.
  • Peru’s earlier state of emergency in border districts remains the backdrop for tighter enforcement and visible deployments near the line of control.
  • Peru and Chile have a Binational Committee on migratory cooperation, with the next meeting set for December 19 to evaluate joint measures after both sides dismissed an official humanitarian corridor.
  • Campaign proposals for immediate expulsions face practical and legal barriers, including the need for receiving-country coordination and limited flight options.