The Department of State (DOS) of the United States of America updated the information on international travel to Mexico, in which it considered that its citizens are in danger if they visit 30 entities in the country due to the levels of insecurity they present, including Puebla and Tlaxcala.
The Office of Consular Affairs warned travelers that “violent crimes such as homicides, kidnappings, vehicle thefts and robberies are common and widespread in Mexico,” so “the United States government has a limited capacity to provide emergency services to American citizens in many areas.”
“In many states, local emergency services are limited outside the state capital or major cities,” warned the US government.
Unlike entities such as Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas, the United States authorities considered that it is possible to travel to Puebla but with extreme caution because there is “crime and kidnapping.”
“Criminal acts and violence can occur throughout the state. U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents have been victims of kidnapping,” he warned.
They did something similar with Tlaxcala, considering that there is “crime” and “criminal activity and violence can occur throughout the state”; however, there are no limitations for U.S. officials to travel to provide assistance to citizens who require it.
It was in 2018 when the DOS included Puebla in level 2 of the list of Mexican states that are most dangerous to travel to due to the levels of insecurity that have persisted since then, even though there were travel restrictions due to the covid-19 virus.
That status has been maintained for the entity for six years without reaching levels 3 and 4, in which U.S. citizens are recommended to “reconsider travel” or “not travel” to some destinations due to the limitations that the authorities have to provide them with assistance in case of emergency.
Source: milenio
