Overview
- Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said Valenzuela is the intended head of the new agency, with his appointment to take effect once a presidential decree is issued.
- The agency will sit within the Ministry of National Security as a core entity charged with border control and coordination of police and migration intelligence against transnational threats.
- Official data cited 2,403 expulsions in December and 2,971 in January through inadmission, deportations or extradition requests, underscoring a tougher enforcement stance.
- The government recently shifted the National Directorate of Migration from the Interior portfolio to Security to embed migration policy in the security agenda.
- Valenzuela is a former Tres de Febrero mayor and current Buenos Aires provincial senator on leave who aligned early with La Libertad Avanza.