Chile's New President Breaks Ground on Border Barrier Days Into Office
Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term
Summary
Chilean President José Antonio Kast visited the country's northern border less than a week after taking office to personally oversee the start of construction on a border ditch designed to curb irregular migration. The trench, a few feet wide and deep, was hailed by Kast as a "milestone" in his administration's hardline immigration agenda. The move signals a sharp shift in Chile's approach to border management under the new right-wing president.
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José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".