A 52-year-old Syrian woman, a 32-year-old Tunisian citizen, a 49-year-old Moroccan, and a 61-year-old Argentine have been charged and remanded in custody for facilitating the illegal stay of at least four foreigners in Argentina, in violation of Law 25.871 on Migration. According to information from Fiscales.gob, Federal Judge Santiago Inchausti oversaw the case and dismissed charges against a 45-year-old Argentine woman who married one of the accused to secure her residency in the country. The ruling included the seizure of assets worth 200 million pesos. The investigation began in March 2024 following a complaint against an Egyptian citizen who applied for asylum in 2022 but was allegedly linked to a former Al-Qaeda operative. The Egyptian later married a woman from Mar del Plata and began the process to obtain citizenship, which was later found to be connected to the accused Moroccan. During wiretaps, one of the organizers explained they charged $26,000 and stated: 'The most convenient, legal, and quiet method is marriage. And leaving irregularly, but entering regularly via Brazil.'
