Venezuela
Teachers, other public workers and pensioners march for higher salaries and pensions, and payment of their full benefits on January 16, 2023, in Caracas, Venezuela, where the monthly minimum wage is about $7 dollars. Ariana Cubillos/AP
The State Department cautioned against traveling to Venezuela due to “crime, civil unrest, kidnapping, and the arbitrary enforcement of local laws” as well as “wrongful detentions, terrorism, and poor health infrastructure.”
Many Venezuelan migrants have fled to the US to seek asylum from “crimes against humanity,” Insider previously reported.
“Violent crimes, such as homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, and carjacking, are common,” the State Department’s warning said, adding that there is a “risk of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals.”
US State Department
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