The State Department is warning Americans not travel to Venezuela due to high levels of crime and civil unrest under the socialist dictatorship of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The State Department is again warning Americans not to travel to Venezuela due to high levels of crime and civil unrest under the socialist dictatorship of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The department has re-issued a 'Level 4: Do Not Travel' travel advisory, its most serious warning. 'Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime, civil unrest, kidnapping, and the arbitrary enforcement of local laws,' the notice on the State Department’s website reads.
The State Department says there is a 'high risk of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals in Venezuela' and that security forces have detained U.S. citizens for up to five years, with the country not generally notifying the U.S. about detentions or granting access to citizen prisoners there. Political rallies and demonstrations occur, often with little notice, the advisory states.
The U.S. reimposed oil sanctions on OPEC-member Venezuela last month, accusing Maduro of not fully complying with deals reached with the opposition to ensure free and fair elections. With a recent poll showing any candidate backed by Machado having more than double Maduro's support, opposition members have warned the ruling Socialist party could take action to bar Gonzalez from appearing on the ballot. Maduro’s 2018 re-election was rejected by Western governments.
The notice comes at a time when Venezuelans are fleeing the country in droves and heading to the U.S. The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued a report in January highlighting how the number of Venezuelans coming to the border has skyrocketed from 50,000 in FY 21 to nearly 335,000 in FY 23. The report also expresses concern about the potential for gang members from Venezuela to enter the U.S.
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