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Venezuelan migrants register in Chile to board a repatriation flight this May 7

Venezuelan migrants register in Chile to board a repatriation flight this May 7

This Friday, May 5, the qualification process began so that the Venezuelan migrants, who remain on the border of Peru and Chilecan benefit from the humanitarian flight that will take them to their country.

As reported by Canal N, the citizens of Venezuela go to a module in the Chacalluta complex in Arica, where they will identify themselves and recognize that they are illegally in the southern country in order to return to their nation.

In addition, he informed that this trip will have 150 places and that will be held from 3:00 am next Sunday, May 7.

Chile confirms flight

The day before, the chancellor of Chile, alberto van klaverenconfirmed that on Sunday a first repatriation flight will leave for Venezuelans stranded on the border with Peru, who have been seeking to return to their country of origin for weeks.

I want to confirm the arrival of a Venezuelan plane at the Arica airport to pick up a fairly large group of migrants who are just stranded at the border”, said the official and added that the flight will be carried out with a private airline.

As recalled, for more than two weeks hundreds of migrants, mainly Venezuelans but also Haitians and Colombians, have remained on the northern border after leaving Chile after a tightening of immigration controls in the country.

Peru, which prevents them from passing alleging lack of documentation, also decreed a state of emergency for 60 days at its borders and ordered the dispatch of soldiers to reinforce surveillance and face insecurity associated with foreigners, according to the president Dina Boluarte.

Source: Gestion

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