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flag Chile’s new far-right president launches a border barrier with Peru and Bolivia to combat migration, drugs, and crime.

flag Chile’s newly inaugurated far-right president, José Antonio Kast, has begun construction on a border barrier along the northern frontier with Peru and Bolivia, launching the "Border Shield" plan with a bulldozer digging a trench at the Chacalluta crossing in Arica. flag The initiative, part of a broader security crackdown, aims to curb irregular migration, drug trafficking, and organized crime, using emergency powers to accelerate deportations and strengthen border controls. flag The project includes trenches, fences, drones, and military patrols, reflecting a significant policy shift amid rising public concern over crime and a foreign population that has more than doubled since 2017, with over 300,000 undocumented immigrants, many from Venezuela.

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