Overview
- The national government formalized the Programa de Seguridad Migratoria in Resolution 551/2026 published on Friday, June 19, 2026, making the program an official part of migration policy.
- The measure sets up functional Unidades de Seguridad Migratoria inside Gendarmería, the Policía Federal, Prefectura and the Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria to carry out prevention, order-maintenance and investigation tasks at border and migration control sites.
- The program is built on seven strategic lines that include updating training for the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones and federal forces, revising intervention protocols, modernizing equipment and expanding international cooperation.
- The resolution specifies that the new units will not create separate bureaucracies but will use reassigned personnel wearing a 'Seguridad Migratoria' insignia and new protocols that allow federal forces to act subsidiarily or in emergencies.
- Officials framed the launch as a continuation of the 2025 Reforma Migratoria and cited roughly 14,000 expulsions in the prior six months to justify intensified controls, with immediate emphasis on specialized training, equipment upgrades and joint operations.