Chile deported 22 people from the country on Saturday Colombiansfive Ecuadorians and two Dominicans accused of various crimes and illegal entry. She They were transported by air force plane to Bogotá, Guayaquil and Santo Domingo, the government announced.

Of the 29 expelled, 19 committed crimes including theft and illegal possession of weapons, while the remaining ten entered Chilean territory illegally.said a statement from the National Migration Service.

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So far this year Chili 821 foreigners expelledof which 556 are for public safety-related lawsuits.

“We are working hard so that the administrative and judicial deportations of people who have committed crimes in our country or who have violated immigration rules are carried out in accordance with current regulations and in a swift manner,” said the director of the National Migration Service . , Luis Eduardo Thayer, quoted in the statement.

According to the official More than 130,000 people have registered with authorities to regularize their situation under a plan to correct the information gap on the identity of foreigners who have entered illegally over the past five years, the vast majority of which come from Venezuela.

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The President’s Administration Gabriel Boric has tightened its policy against illegal immigrants with a plan to strengthen the police’s territorial control functionsoutlined in light of the increase in crime rates, and records data on the perception of public insecurity among the population.

Since 2017, Chile has recorded an exponential increase in migrant arrivals Venezuela, Thousands of them crossed the border on foot via Bolivia or Peru via clandestine passages.

According to official estimates, of the 1.7 million foreigners who have arrived in Chile in recent years, almost half are Venezuelans. (JO)