Venezuela rejects US travel alert: a hostile act full of cynicism, racism and political propaganda

Published at: 12/05/2025 06:45 PM

In a statement, released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejected the travel alert issued by the United States Department of State (USA) to its citizens who visit the Latin American nation.

The Bolivarian Government described this as “a hostile act full of cynicism, racism and political propaganda, which seeks to fuel the campaign of permanent aggression against our country.”

Below is the full text of the document:

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the new travel alert issued by the United States Department of State, a hostile act full of cynicism, racism and political propaganda, which seeks to fuel the campaign of permanent aggression against our country.

While trying to discredit Venezuela with unfounded accusations, it is the U.S. government itself that kidnaps, jails and disappears migrants, including Venezuelan children such as Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal, held on its southern border without justification or official response, with the clear objective of using her as a political hostage in favor of the Venezuelan extreme right.

The United States lacks the moral authority to talk about human rights. Images of children in cages, mothers separated from their children, arbitrary deportations and detention centers reminiscent of concentration camps continue to shake the world. Added to this are racist laws, police brutality and crimes against Venezuelan workers, such as those kidnapped in El Salvador, who have been subjected to inhuman treatment.

This alert does not seek to protect anyone: it is a tool of psychological warfare and disinformation, part of the interventionist script of Washington and its local lackeys.

Venezuela is a country of peace. Those who wish to visit us with respect and a spirit of brotherhood will always find the doors of a dignified, sovereign and revolutionary people open.

Caracas, May 12, 2012

Mazo News Team