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The chancellor Andres Allamand assured that will strengthen border control in the face of the growing wave of migrants who entered the country through unauthorized steps in the north of the country since the start of the pandemic.
This after the Iquique authorities will send a letter to President Sebastián Piñera, requesting collaboration to face the humanitarian work that involves the centering of immigrants through clandestine passages.
“This situation requires State treatment. A border area like ours, and in the context of this pandemic, can be exposed to this situation on repeated occasions,” the mayor of Iquique said in the letter. Mauricio Soria.
To which Chancellor Allamand replied: “We are going to strengthen control over the border, which is particularly extensive. We are going to continue working with the Foreign Ministries of neighboring countries, precisely to coordinate efforts. “
And he added that they will offer “cooperation, in terms of helping to dismantle the real machines that exist, real gangs of people that, ultimately, function as human trafficking.”
“The Government does not guarantee any irregular entry into the country”Allamand said, adding that “people who are entering the country clandestinely are committing a crime and, consequently, what would correspond is that there should be expedited procedures to expel said people from the country.”
“By last, we hope that tomorrow and the day after we finally have legislation that allows or facilitates the task that we have to carry out at the border, “said the Chancellor.
Tonight, in Iquique, several people made a cacerolazo against illegal immigrants, summoning the Prosecutor’s Office to stop their entry into the country. However, the Public Ministry clarified that this issue is not within its competence.
🔴 Now | Cacerolazos at different points of #Iquique after a call by social networks to demonstrate against the clandestine entry of immigrants to #Tarapacá. According @colmediquique 20% of the foreigners who have arrived have tested positive for Covid. @Cooperative pic.twitter.com/HdIRBvu4wZ
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