The Police of Investigation (PDI) from Iquique, emitted 547 expulsion decrees of foreign citizens, which means an increase of 12% in comparison with the last year.

The authority in charge of this procedures is the Department of Immigration and International Police, who’s making the immigration control in the border crossing of Colchane at the Diego Aracena’s Airport, and in the same way at the ports of Iquique, Patillo and Patache.

In addition is in charge of the supervision of foreign residents at Tarapaca’s region, in order to maintain their immigration situation in order. In case of irregularities the immigrants are denounced to the administrative authority.