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Peru Declares State of emergency, Deploys Troops to Border with Chile Amid Migration Concerns
Tacna, Peru – November 29, 2023 – peru has declared a 60-day state of emergency and is deploying military personnel to its border with Chile in anticipation of a potential influx of migrants.The measure, effective immediately, applies to the border districts of Palca, Tacna, and La Yarada-Los Palos in the Tacna region (south) of Peru.
The declaration comes as migrants attempt to cross into Peru, reportedly due to concerns over the potential victory of far-right presidential candidate José Antonio Kast in Chile’s upcoming December 14th election. Kast has pledged to expel approximately 330,000 undocumented immigrants, many of whom are Venezuelan, blaming them for rising insecurity.
Peruvian Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio, who traveled to the border in Tacna, confirmed the 60-day duration of the state of emergency in a statement to RPP radio. fifty Army soldiers are being deployed “immediately” to the Santa Rosa border post, with another 50 scheduled to arrive in early December.
The decree also cites a need to “combat crime and other situations of violence,” with the National Police of Peru maintaining control of internal order with the support of the Armed Forces.
Chile’s Minister of Security, Luis Cordero, has acknowledged a “concentration of migrants” attempting to leave Chile and enter Peru, though he did not specify the number involved. Images broadcast by Radio Tacna show migrants, including families with children, gathering near the border crossing.
