I was going to leave this alone, but Mitch actually raises an interesting point.
Let us suppose for a minute that bajo_cero is right. Looks pretty clear that he is wrong, but let's say for argument's sake that he is entirely correct in his reading of the RENAPER law.
Ignorantia juris non excusat - ignorance of the law is no excuse. But how far does that go? Is a normal citizen expected to ignore the guidance given by the border control authority and all consulates abroad?
It is one thing when a defendant mounts a successful defense by overturning the law or regulation he is accused of contravening. But does it work the other way?
To me it's pretty clear that even were bajo correct in his reading of the RENAPER law - which he is likely not - anyone who jails someone who has followed the guidance of the relevant authority - and at the borders, the relevant authority is indisputably the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones - needs to be disciplined. And if it is an agent of DNM who has ignored his own agency's reglamentación, doubly so.
But again this is all moot because the RENAPER law barely mentions the word passport. It does deal with someone who does not present a DNI - the case bajo is trying to extrapolate from.
You are not getting the point.
You asume you have rights, it used to be like that, not anymore.
The DNU allows to arrest you without a deportation order. So, they said you break the law, whatever, like the abuse of the tourist visa and you are in jail.
You do not have the right to see a judge and even if your lawyer appeal, after 60 days they deport you no matter what.
The contenciosoadministrativo judge is going to convalidate your arrest using a precedent of contracts with the State, it means, right now you are like a cow because the freedom of a human being cannot be decide on a contract basis because this is what slavery looks like.
So, you are thinking about a criminal judge but you are never going to see one, the immigration agents assert that you commited a crime or a simple administrative infraction and you are in jail.
And you continue asserting that I missread the RENAPER law, i just let you know how the judges read it. And I just do impolite comments about how judges interprets law (at appeals), beside others, that they should be dismissed and criminally prosecuted...
So, your advice can send people to jail plus they citizenship can be cancel so, again, let it to professionals and be more humble.
FYI the RENAPER law stablishes that the only valid id for a citizen is the DNI and the passport is the consequense of the DNI...but you didn't see it, right?
Even if we imagine DNU 70/2017 does not exist, while your lawyer tries to defend you, you are going to spend between 1 up to 3 months in jail and, of course, he is not going to use your arguments because that kind of analisys is done at the trial 2 years later so...hellooooooooooooooo