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  "path": "/2026/04/20/irregular-venezuelans-in-chile-want-to-leave-but-can-t-no-papers-no-consulate-no-return-mechanism?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
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  "textContent": "As President José Antonio Kast's government ramps up its campaign against irregular immigration with deportation flights and promises of mass expulsions, thousands of undocumented Venezuelans in Chile face a paradox: they want to leave but cannot do so legally. Without valid passports, without Venezuelan consular services in the country and without a formal voluntary return mechanism, they are trapped between a government that does not want them and a homeland they cannot reach.",
  "title": "Irregular Venezuelans in Chile want to leave but can't: no papers, no consulate, no return mechanism"
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