Milei decree allows Argentina to expel foreigners over hate speech
Argentine President Javier Milei signed an emergency decree allowing authorities to bar entry, cancel residence permits and expel foreigners who direct hatred, discrimination or violence at Argentina on grounds of nationality, or who desecrate national symbols.
President Javier Milei signed an emergency decree granting Argentine authorities new powers to bar entry, revoke already-granted residence permits, and expel foreign nationals found to have directed hatred, discrimination or violence at Argentina on the grounds of nationality, or to have desecrated national symbols.
The decree, published by the government, sets out administrative procedures for immigration authorities to act against foreigners deemed to meet these criteria, without requiring a prior criminal conviction. Officials framed the measure as a tool to protect public order and national symbols from targeted attacks.
The decree is likely to draw scrutiny from civil-society groups over how broadly the criteria for expulsion could be applied, and over the scope of discretion granted to immigration authorities in deciding individual cases.
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