Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Argentine government is moving ahead with design of a new migration security agency that seeks to transform the current migration control system into a structure with greater operational autonomy and expanded powers.
National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said Wednesday that her ministry is advancing the project as "a structure with police powers, criminal intelligence and an effective presence at every border."
Local media have described the initiative as an "Argentine ICE," in reference to the U.S. model, although officials have sought to differentiate its design and scope.
Monteoliva "distanced" herself from the U.S. mode of operation, saying the agency's work will not involve the "persecution of migrants."
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