One of the most recent episodes occurred in mid-September, when members of the 50th Squadron “Posadas” of the National Gendarmerie identified seven Chinese individuals at the Posadas Bus Terminal. The group was about to board a long-distance bus to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Following the intervention of Migration, the expulsion of the seven foreigners was ordered through the Tancredo Neves International Bridge, which connects Puerto Iguazú with the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu.
Days later, members of the 13th Squadron “Iguazú” detected two more Chinese individuals who had also entered national territory irregularly through Brazil. In that case, Migration and the Federal Prosecutor's Office of Puerto Iguazú also ordered their expulsion.
These procedures add to a precedent that occurred in July, also in Misiones. Members of the 13th Squadron “Iguazú” intercepted a bus heading to La Plata, at kilometer 1,606 of National Route No. 12, and found five Chinese individuals without documentation proving their legal entry into the country.
The data cross-check determined that they had entered in violation of Migration Law No. 25,871. Migration ordered their definitive rejection and prohibition of re-entry to Argentina, and they were subsequently handed over to Brazilian police authorities through the Tancredo Neves International Crossing.
The new operation in Formosa once again highlights the irregular entries through the border with Brazil and adds to recent procedures in which numerous illegal immigrants have been intercepted by Argentine authorities.
