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Venezuela warns: Dangerous trips to the USA for compatriots!
The Venezuelan government warns against traveling to the USA due to the threat of deportations and human rights violations.
Venezuela warns: Dangerous trips to the USA for compatriots!
The Venezuelan government issued a comprehensive travel advisory for the United States on May 31, 2025. According to a report by America21 Venezuelans in the U.S. are advised to consider leaving the country. This recommendation is made in the context of the US government's aggressive deportation policy against Venezuelan migrants, who are increasingly criminalized. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry emphasizes that Venezuelans in the United States face massive human rights violations, including arbitrary detention and family separation.
On the same day, the US State Department issued a high travel advisory for Venezuela, warning of the risk of arrests by Nicolás Maduro's government. The relationship between the US and Venezuela has been strained since diplomatic relations were severed in 2019, resulting in there no longer being a US embassy or consulate in Venezuela.
Deportations to El Salvador
What is shocking is the fact that in March 2025, a total of 252 Venezuelan men were deported from the USA and taken to Cecot prison in El Salvador. These deportations took place under a controversial agreement between the US and Salvadoran governments. U.S. authorities describe the men as members of the Tren de Aragua gang, which has been designated a “foreign terrorist organization,” without providing any hard evidence. daily news reports that intelligence reports refute claims that Tren de Aragua is working with the Maduro government.
However, Cato Institute research shows that at least 50 of the deported Venezuelans had immigrated to the United States legally and had no criminal record. As a result, the Venezuelan government initiated legal action against the Salvadoran authorities in order to free the deported compatriots from the Cecot prison.
US politics and migration
The US government under President Donald Trump is using the “Alien Enemies Act” of 1798 to legitimize the deportations. This piece of legislation allows the president to bypass immigration procedures to deport people from “enemy nations.” Historically, this act was only used in times of war or when there was a threat of invasion. Despite a court order ordering a halt to deportations, the first planes were already on their way to El Salvador.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele confirmed the arrival of 238 suspected gang members and released a video of the arrival. These people were taken to a maximum security terrorist prison. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that these measures had brought “hundreds of violent criminals” out of the country. The US government is also willing to pay El Salvador up to six million dollars to take in the prisoners.
Repatriation of migrants
Since the beginning of March 2025, Caracas has enabled the repatriation of around 5,000 deported migrants through 26 flights. The last group of 315 deportees arrived in Venezuela on a plane from Mexico. At the same time, thousands of Venezuelans who were on their way to the United States are returning home from Texas, Mexico and other Central American countries.
Recent developments shine a harsh light on the humanitarian and legal challenges migrants face and highlight tensions between the United States and Venezuela over the treatment of migrants and the handling of deportations.