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Kast Calls Emergency Meeting Over 200 Missing Haitian Children

6/20/2026

Summary

Kast Addresses Scandal

President José Antonio Kast convened a meeting set for 8:00 AM with Supreme Court, Congress, Prosecutor’s Office and Comptroller to address the scandal of 200 missing Haitian children.
Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez sent personnel to Haiti and gave data to prosecutor’s probe of Haitian minors who entered on permits.
The Chamber of Deputies approved a commission, leading UNICEF to urge Chile to clarify children’s location and rights under Laws 21.430 and 21.325.

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Sauerbaum Files

On 15 June 2026, Frank Sauerbaum, director of the National Migration Service (SERMIG), filed a complaint alleging child-trafficking flights from Haiti to Chile during Jan-Oct 2025.
The filing, backed by six audit documents, identifies at least 12 adults who entered Chile as chaperones for 2-18 Haitian minors without familial ties or authorisations.
Arajet SA denied any charter flights between Port-au-Prince and Santiago, asserting compliance with Chilean immigration law.

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Kast Addresses Scandal

President José Antonio Kast convened a meeting set for 8:00 AM with Supreme Court, Congress, Prosecutor’s Office and Comptroller to address the scandal of 200 missing Haitian children.
Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez sent personnel to Haiti and gave data to prosecutor’s probe of Haitian minors who entered on permits.
The Chamber of Deputies approved a commission, leading UNICEF to urge Chile to clarify children’s location and rights under Laws 21.430 and 21.325.

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