The United States lowered El Salvador’s travel advisory to Level 2 after protests from the Congressional El Salvador Caucus.

The United States had previously refused to lower the country’s travel designation from Level 3, “Reconsider Travel,” the second-highest rating possible, despite the transformation of the country’s crime situation. Over the past decade, the country had gone from having the highest murder rate on Earth to one of the lowest, largely due to President Nayib Bukele’s gang crackdown. After protests from the newly formed Congressional El Salvador Caucus, the United States lowered the travel advisory to Level 2.