Milei Tightens Immigration Rules over Anti-Argentina Hate
The decree exempts political, ideological and academic criticism as Argentina responds to what officials called recent displays of hostility.
- On Wednesday, Argentine President Javier Milei signed a Decree of Necessity and Urgency authorizing authorities to bar or expel foreign nationals who 'incite or disseminate messages of hatred, discrimination and/or violence against the Argentine people' or 'insult national symbols'.
- The National Government stated the decree responds to 'recent displays of hostility' toward the country, an apparent reference to online abuse of the national football team that intensified during the recent FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
- President Milei last week accused Brazil, Mexico, and the United States Democratic Party of financing an 'anti-Argentina campaign,' claiming 'Twenty-five percent of the funding came from the Brazilian government,' though he provided no evidence.
- On Thursday, the Office of the President clarified that political, ideological, and academic criticism remain protected under the right to freedom of expression, narrowing the decree's scope.
- Argentina's Constitution guarantees foreigners the same civil rights as citizens, potentially creating a legal basis for future challenges to the DNU as courts or foreign embassies contest the decree's application.
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The decree, which enters into force pending its parliamentary review, was published in a context of diplomatic tensions between Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Javier Milei accuses these countries of having financed an "anti-silver campaign" on the margins of the World Football Championship.
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