Otárola on foreigners in an irregular situation: “They must return to their country” | Peru

He Cabinet A legislative order was approved this afternoon that would make it easier to deport foreign criminals and people who do not regularize their immigration status in the country within 48 hours.

It would legislate on citizen security matters for 90 days under the protection of powers granted by Congress.

In a press conference, CM Alberto Otterola He explained that with the move, an expedited procedure known as the Exceptional Special Administrative Permit Procedure (PAS) will be implemented, speeding up the process of deporting these foreigners, which previously took an average of one to nine months.

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“Through this procedure, the police will intervene with people who have no authorization within the national immigration system, they can be detained for 24 hours to verify their identity, and then they will be sent to immigration control (…) “PNP” makes a report to the authority that authorizes migration in a quick time.He noted.

He added that migrations, immediately initiates the expedited administrative clearance process. The authorities of this institution immediately convene an inquiry and issue an administrative resolution, for example, to expel these foreigners or ban their entry into the country.

“This decision is immediately forwarded to the immigration division of the police, which can carry out the relevant deportation using this new administrative clearance procedure.”He noted.

The Chief Minister clarified this new procedure “The basic content of effective procedural protection respects the right to protection, the plurality of the event and all the guarantees required of a foreign national.”

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“The government will implement this policy on immigration, which concerns us all, and will certainly respect international conventions, human rights and the norms of international humanitarian law.”He said.

Foreigners should return to their country

The executive’s deadline to legalize and regularize their immigration status ended last Friday for foreign nationals in irregular situations in the country to avoid deportation.

When asked where foreigners who do not regularize their immigration status on time will be deported, Otorola emphasized that these people are. “They should return to their country”.

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“This is a decision taken by the government. A deadline closed on Friday, with approximately 210,000 applications from foreigners; That means 210,000 responsible foreigners have come to put their fingerprints, addresses, phone numbers, and we already know who they are. We congratulate these foreigners who understand the need to integrate into an open-door society like the Peruvian one, and for those who don’t, the message is clear, strong and direct: we are going to use immigration laws.”He insisted.

In that way, he reiterated that with the authorization of this DL, the deportation of these persons will be done quickly and respecting due process so that if they do not comply with the regulations they will return to their country.

“Ours is not a country where anyone can enter in violation of public order. What we want is to organize things, put things in their proper dimension, and take care of people’s lives.”He insisted.

On his part, the Home Minister, Vicente RomeroThe new proposal would allow the police to investigate illegal aliens within 12 hours, while immigration could order the deportation of these people within 24 hours.

“This process lasts 24 hours. Adding both processes, we have 48 hours, so we can allow immediate processing of evictions in a single investigation and in a simplified manner, which will help us reduce the procedural burden at immigration and strengthen the capacity to grant status.”He noted.

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