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.