Chilean Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Migration Crisis

People destroy a makeshift camp of migrants during a protest against the increase of crime, which they claim is due to the presence of immigrants, in Iquique, Chile on Jan. 30, 2022. Fernando Munoz/AFP via Getty Images

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Chile’s foreign minister Andrés Allamand stepped down from office on Feb. 6,  amid accusations of abandoning his post as a migration crisis continues unfolding at the nation’s northern border.

Allamand hosted a meeting in Madrid on Feb. 3 as the Ibero-American secretary general, which was a red flag for Chilean officials.