José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".

SANTIAGO, March 17 - Chile's new right-wing government has begun deploying heavy machinery to dig trenches along its northern border with Peru, moving to deliver on President Jose Antonio Kast's campaign pledge to crack down on illegal migration and increase military presence at the border. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chile’s new far-right president, José Antonio Kast, began preparations on Monday to build a fortified barrier along the country’s northern frontier as part of a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration.…