Argentina's Milei proposes deportations for foreigners spreading anti‑national sentiment

Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has defended a recently issued emergency decree that grants the executive branch sweeping powers to intervene in the country’s foreign‑exchange market and to suspend certain fiscal controls. The decree, announced in the days following the nation’s exit from the World Cup, was presented as a measure to curb capital flight and stabilize the peso amid heightened market volatility. Legal scholars and constitutional experts, however, have raised concerns that the decree may exceed the authority granted to the presidency under the nation’s constitution, arguing that it bypasses required legislative approval and could set a precedent for executive overreach.

Milei responded to the criticism by characterising the scrutiny as part of a “campaign of hostility” aimed at undermining his administration’s economic agenda. He asserted that the decree is a temporary, necessary response to an extraordinary financial crisis and that any legal challenges are politically motivated. The debate unfolds as Argentina grapples with inflation, debt restructuring negotiations, and the broader economic fallout from the World Cup, while opposition parties and legal commentators call for a parliamentary review to ensure compliance with constitutional norms.