The government of Javier Milei is analyzing the possibility of deporting 133 foreigners, 109 who did not validate the grade and 24 who did not show up, who entered the country under the status of tourists to take the Single Medical Residency Exam, but who did not correctly declare the purpose of their visit, in addition to the irregularities and frauds detected in the exam, according to media outlet A24.
The situation became more complicated when the complaint against Adrián Alejandro David Castillo, an Ecuadorian immigrant involved in the illegal filming of the exam, became public. According to the official investigation, Castillo "read the exam, filmed it, went to the bathroom, transmitted it, received the answers, and then distributed them." This incident led to the judicialization of the case, which is currently under review by federal judge Juan Ercolini, who is investigating the alleged fraud against the State.
The 117 candidates suspected of fraud who participated in the initial test, held on July 1 at the Parque Roca complex, had to retake the exam on August 7 in a revalidation session with strict security controls to prevent fraud. The results were conclusive: none of the participants managed to match or surpass the grade obtained in the first exam, and in many cases, the scores suffered significant drops. As a result of these outcomes, 109 foreigners failed.
To ensure the transparency of the process, the Ministry of Health published on its official website the comparative lists between the original grades and those obtained in the second evaluation, which allowed for public scrutiny and confirmed the irregularities initially detected.
