Chile probes entry of Haitian children under family reunification

Chile's foreign ministry said on Friday it was cooperating with a prosecutor's investigation into the entry of Haitian minors under family reunification permits, after authorities found that some of the children later could not be located at the addresses provided for them.



The case has drawn attention in Chile because it involves a sharp rise in arrivals from Haiti in early 2025, many of them on charter flights, and raises broader questions about how migration controls were applied in a sensitive program meant to reunite families.



Chile's prosecutor's office said this week it had opened an investigation into the mass entry of Haitian children and teenagers last year.



The ministry said it was handing over all requested information and that Foreign Minister Francisco Perez had sent a team to Haiti to review procedures at Chile's consulate there.