Buenos Aires. – The immigration reform announced by the government of President Javier Milei It generated alert between NGO (Non -governmental organizations). They stressed that people Migrants will suffer limitations in access to citizenship, higher education and health system.
The litigation director of the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), Diego Morales, said they have received different consultations from union sectors that have migrant workers “about what can be The impact of the participation of these workers in protestsFor example”.
This Friday, May 30, Morales showed concern about the fact that the new regime enables the expulsion of foreign persons detained in flagrance context, which could be applied to migrants who participate in public demonstrations.
They have also received concerns from organizations from sex workers and street vendors: two sectors with a high migrant population index in the country.
For its part, the Argentine Commission for Refugees and Migrants (Caref) said that “the Government restricts, once again, the right of migrants to defend against acts of the State that affect their freedom, integrity and life project.” The Commission pointed out, in social networks, that the new legislation “denies essential rights to people residing in the country in a regular basis,” violates access to citizens, puts at risk the right to family unity and expands the causes of inadmissibility and expulsion from the national territory.
Migration standards
Decree 366/2025, published in the Official Gazette, indicates that migrants must prove sufficient economic means to obtain the residence permanent. In addition, it reduces from 180 to 90 days the validity of the precarious residence, an instrument that will not be taken as valid to obtain citizenship.
According to the changes approved by the Argentine government, They can only access nationalization who accredit a continuous legal residence or comply with the “investors” profile. This moves to the Judiciary and migrations are granted the power to grant or reject applications.
On the other hand, the decree limits free access to higher education and the public health system to those who have permanent residence. In the rest of the cases, medical insurance or the payment of health services is required, and access to tertiary or university studies to people with irregular immigration status is prevented.
