Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits next to President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 10, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The travel advisory says "gang activity has decreased over the last three years," and "this has caused a drop in violent crimes and murders."
"Keeping Americans safe overseas is our highest priority," Rubio wrote.
Many media users noted that the travel advisories for Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden all remain at "Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution."
The State Department warns of the increased risk of "terrorism" in all countries. For France and Spain, "civil unrest" is also considered a concern for American travelers.
"El Salvador just got the U.S. State Department's travel gold star: Level 1: safest it gets," Bukele wrote.
Alleged gang members are seen in a cell at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, in San Vicente, El Salvador, on April 4, 2025. (Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump, meanwhile, will welcome Bukele to the White House on April 14 for an official working visit to discuss "El Salvador's partnership on using their supermax prison for Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members, and how El Salvador's cooperation with the United States has become a model for others to work with," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during Tuesday's press briefing.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently visited the Terrorism Confinement Center, abbreviated CECOT, in El Salvador, where the Trump administration so far has sent more than 200 people removed under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
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