Chile’s Conservative Shift: José Antonio Kast Targets Undocumented Immigrants Amid Crime Concerns

Chile’s Hard Right Turn: Kast Dismantles Boric’s Migration Legacy The political landscape in Santiago has shifted violently. In a decisive pivot that mirrors a broader conservative surge across Latin America, President José Antonio Kast has begun the systematic reversal of Gabriel Boric’s migration policies, replacing a framework of regularization with a hardline mandate of deportation … Read more

Enrollment for Migrant Regularization Reaches Thousands, but Prisoners and Detainees Face Barriers: Interior Ministry Urges Facilities for Preventive Detainees and CIE Residents to Access Papers

Spain’s extraordinary migrant regularization process, launched in mid-April 2026, has drawn long lines at government offices and post offices as thousands seek to legalize their status. But for hundreds of migrants locked inside the country’s foreigner detention centers, accessing this pathway remains nearly impossible. The Spanish government approved Royal Decree 316/2026 on April 14, 2026, … Read more

Junts to Challenge Spain’s Migrant Regularization in EU Over Catalan Language Requirements

Catalan nationalist party Junts has announced it will file a formal complaint with European institutions over Spain’s migrant regularization process, arguing the measure excludes Catalan language requirements despite prior government promises to include them. The party, led by Carles Puigdemont, stated it has instructed its legal services to prepare a denunciation before European institutions, claiming … Read more