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Venezuela โIssues Starkโข Warning to Citizens: U.S.โฃ Travel Deemed ‘Dangerous’
Caracas has doubled down onโค its warningsโ to Venezuelan citizens, asserting that travel to the United States poses critically important risks. Diosdado Cabello, first vice president โคof โVenezuela’sโ ruling โขUnited socialist โคParty, reiterated on Monday that a travel alert remainsโ in effect for all nationals contemplating a โtrip to โtheโ U.S.
“We also maintain an alertโ advising โagainst any Venezuelan traveling to theโ United States. It is a โขdangerous destination, โarguably the most dangerous countryโ for our citizens,” Cabello stated during a โpress conference. He characterized the U.S. travel alerts as recurring, but argued that Venezuela’s โwarning isโฃ perpetual, โขcontingent on aโฃ cessation of what it deems “repression” โwithin the United States.
Cabello went further, suggesting that Venezuelan citizens arriving in the U.S.โ should undergo psychiatric evaluations. Aโข Venezuelan โขwho goes to theโค United States at this time,the first thing to do is a psychiatric test,
he remarked,a statement laden with โขpolitical undertones.
The Venezuelan โขForeign Ministry initially issued aโข “maximum travel alert” โฃlast June, citing concerns for the safety โคandโฃ human rights of its citizensโ in the U.S. The ministry’s statement described the U.S. as a place where โฃ human rights do not exist โfor migrants.
A video shared on the โministry’s Telegram channel urged Venezuelans to cancel travelโค plans and those already residing inโฃ the U.S. to consider returning โhome.
This escalation in rhetoric comes amid a backdrop of increasing political โtension between Venezuela and the United states, and a significant outflow of Venezuelan migrants seeking economic opportunity and refuge from the โฃongoing political and economic crisis in โขtheir homeland. The Venezuelan government consistently blames the U.S.โข for โฃthe country’s woes, citing sanctions and alleged interference in its internal affairs.
Understanding the venezuelan Exodus: Trends and Insights
The mass migration โfrom Venezuela is one of the largest displacement โcrises in the worldโฃ today. โDrivenโฃ by hyperinflation, shortages of basic goods, and political instability, โmillions โฃof Venezuelans have sought refugeโ in neighboring countries and beyond. The situation is complex, with factors including U.S. sanctions, internal corruption, and theโ policies of the maduro โregime all contributing to the โฃcrisis. โExperts predict the outflow will continue unlessโ significant political and economic reforms are implemented.
Recent data from the UNHCR indicates โthat over 7.7โ million Venezuelans have left their country. Colombia, Peru, Ecuador,โ and the โUnited States are among theโข primary destinations. โTheโค influx of migrants