Haiti's Violent Crime Surge Sparks FBI Warning to Americans

The FBI is warning Americans to avoid traveling to Haiti due to a surge in violence, including a 300% increase in kidnappings for the first three months of 2023 compared to 2022. Haitian gangs have resorted to extreme measures, with atrocities similar to those reported during the genocide in Rwanda. The United Nations Secretary General has described the situation in Haiti as one of the worst human rights crises in decades. The State Department is advising Americans not to travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, and civil unrest. A recent incident saw a mob in Port-au-Prince beat and burn 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires after pulling them from police custody at a traffic stop.