I’ve been down to several Central American countries on medical mission trips. We have to have our passports stamped when we enter the countries and when we exit. If we ever show back up in the countries with an odd number of stamps in our passports... (not a complete sets of two stamps for each in and out), we get arrested and they check us out.
We have to get visas, different kinds for different reasons and time periods. If we are ever noticed to be in the country on an expired visa, we are arrested and checked out.
In several of the countries, such as Honduras and Nicaragua, we are not allowed to wear any camouflage clothes. This is because these types of clothes are the official military uniforms of these countries. If we are seen on the street in any kind of camouflage clothes, we are arrested and checked out.
I say our government should check the papers of every middle-eastern person seen anywhere in this country. This could be a temporary thing until this crisis is over.