Both the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs and the Overseas Security Advisory Council released travel advisories for Mexico while University of Connecticut students were on spring break. One day before break, the advisory was issued at a level four, then changed to level three five days later. According to the Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, the advisory says to “reconsider travel” due to COVID-19 and the crime and kidnapping that has occurred in popular tourist spots. In Nov. 2021, two vacationers were killed in Tulum, a popular getaway in Mexico, in crossfire by two rival gangs, The New York Times reported.