\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t Security Minister Patricia Bullrich has announced the creation of a new National Migration Agency.<\/p>\n
Within the agency they will create a new division in charge of border security made up of civilians and members of the federal police, who will join military, airport, and navy police, the three forces that currently patrol Argentina\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n
According to Bullrich, the decision aims to integrate the \u201coperative capacity\u201d of all federal police forces to control borders together with the migration office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is not yet clear how the new migration agency would operate \u2014 details are expected to appear in the decree that will formally create it. The Herald reached out to the security ministry, but they declined to comment.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago, the migration office was transferred from the interior ministry to the security department. The decision to turn it into an agency means it will now have a higher national hierarchy and a larger structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although it will still be formally part of the security ministry, the new agency will operate autonomously and manage its own budget, the authorities announced.<\/p>\n
NUEVA AGENCIA NACIONAL DE MIGRACIONES<\/p>\n
Damos un paso hist\u00f3rico: al trabajo diario de Migraciones le sumamos la capacidad operativa de las Fuerzas Federales con una fuerza civil-policial migratoria, con est\u00e1ndares claros, firmes y modernos para controlar de verdad nuestras\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/A5x6arNLKA<\/p>\n
\u2014 Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) November 25, 2025 According to Bullrich, the main goal of these changes is to combat transnational and organized crime, as well as human trafficking. However, in a post on X she said it would also\u00a0<\/p>\n
target illegal immigration and provide \u201creal migration control.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the official announcement, the minister said the new border control system will be similar to that of other countries that have integrated their migration offices with federal police forces, such as several European Union countries, the United Kingdom and Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She also compared it to the United States\u2019 Homeland Security. \u201cThey have integrated two police forces: TSA, which is like our [airport police], and the Border Patrol at the land borders,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
Bullrich said the current migration control system is \u201coutdated,\u201d causing problems at border points.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goal is to make it a single task, carried out according to institutional and legal foundations that exist in different parts of the world, aligning Argentina internationally with global models and standards of migration management,\u201d the minister concluded.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes as Bullrich is set to leave the security ministry to take a seat in the Senate on December 10. She will be replaced by current deputy minister Alejandra Monteoliva, who was also present at the press conference.<\/p>\n
Concerns on migration rights The creation of the migration agency and the new force is part of a set of changes to migratory policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The transfer of the migration office to the security ministry was seen by some experts as a change of how the state views migration: from being just population control to being an issue of national security.<\/p>\n
The change also included moving the office in charge of refugees and asylum seekers, CONARE, from the interior to the security ministry. \u201cThis is very serious,\u201d Pablo Ceriani Cernadas, vice president of the United Nations\u2019 Committee on Migrant Workers, told the Herald.<\/p>\n
In May, the Milei administration tightened migration legislation via a decree restricting foreigners\u2019 access to public services and a relaxation on deportation requirements. Human rights organizations have said it curtails foreigners\u2019 rights in Argentina.<\/p>\n
Ceriani Cernadas said that there was \u201cno valid reason\u201d to issue the decree. \u201cArgentina is at its lowest immigration numbers in history,\u201d the specialist on immigration and refugees said.<\/p>\n
\u201cStatistics show that there is no evidence correlating immigration to crime, and that has been the case for the past 25 years,\u201d he added. \u201cThere are no issues of mass entry of people across borders which would justify a reform.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Ceriani Cernadas, in Mexico the joint work between the National Guard and the migration office has caused \u201cvery serious issues\u201d such as violence against migrant people, disappearances and mistreatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe same goes for the United States, where the mostly security-focused policy has caused serious problems, has not reduced immigration, and is currently used to hunt people down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is leading us to the worst migratory policy in Argentine history, it breaks away with Argentina\u2019s tradition of welcoming migrants.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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