Scared Venezuelan Migrants Flee Chile and Spark Backlash
Migrants walk through the desert in the direction of Peru after clashes with the Chilean and Peruvian police, near Arica, Chile, in 2023.
Photographer: Agustin Mercado/AP PhotoThe trickle of Venezuelans crossing into Peru from Chile is triggering a political furor and a border crackdown — a sign that authorities fear it’s the start of a flood out of Latin America’s most anti-immigrant country.