Statewide Iowa (RI) — Iowans who are vacationing in some areas of Mexico are being told to stay indoors due to drug cartel-related violence, while many flights to and from Mexico are being cancelled or rescheduled.
AAA Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says if you have Spring Break plans to travel to Mexico soon, those plans could be in jeopardy.
A Mexican cartel boss was killed Sunday during a gun battle with the Mexican military in his home state of Jalisco, and cartel members responded by sealing off roads and setting vehicles ablaze in several states.
Ortner can’t guess how long the unrest may last, and he advises Iowa travelers to stay in the loop.
Ortner recommends Iowa travelers enroll in STEP from the U.S. State Department website. The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program enables the U.S. to know where you’re going and to email you security, health, and weather updates during your journey.
Air travelers will need to know that TSA PreCheck has been reinstated after briefly being shut down a few days ago, while Ortner says Global Entry remains paused due to the partial federal government shutdown.
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