The State Department is publicly warning Americans about violent crime in parts of Latin America, but privately, it has given asylum officers new assessments arguing that conditions in some of those same countries are no more dangerous than in some US cities, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN.
Asylum officers told parts of Latin America are no more dangerous than some US cities | CNN Politics
The State Department is publicly warning Americans about violent crime in parts of Latin America, but privately, it has given asylum officers new assessments arguing that conditions in some of those same countries are no more dangerous than in some US cities, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN.
A Honduran Military Police officer checks identification documents during an operation targeting suspected gang members as part of the government's efforts to curb violence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, September 25, 2026.
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