Argentina’s president decrees expulsion of foreigners expressing ‘hate’ against nation
Move follows backlash over World Cup defeat as legal experts and opposition politicians denounce emergency measure as unconstitutional
Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday imposed a bar on foreigners who express “hate” towards the Latin American country, which he claims is the target of a sinister campaign.
Experts have cast doubt on the legal feasibility of the emergency decree, which is already in force but requires parliamentary approval to remain law.
The measure bars or expels foreigners deemed to have “spread or incited hate messages” against the country or its people.
In a statement, Milei said the measure was in response to “recent displays of hostility against the Argentine republic and Argentines”.
The ultraliberal leader appeared to be referring to public reactions to Argentina’s recent World Cup final loss against Spain.
The decree follows his claims on Sunday that leftist administrations elsewhere in the Americas were leading an “anti-Argentine campaign”.