Chile signs on to face, finger registry to curb illegal immigration

Chile intends to build a biometrics registry of all foreign residents in conjunction with a committee to handle “the expulsion of irregular migrants.”

The South American country's National Migration Service will operate the registry, according to analysis of a press briefing by Google's Translate app.

According to reporting by South Atlantic news agency Merco Press, the country wants to curb illegal immigration from Venezuela via neighboring Peru.

Chile has seen an influx of Venezuelans, particularly after Venezuela’s economic collapse …

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