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Honduras Supreme Court says a former president can be extradited to the United States

11:00am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Honduras' Supreme Court approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to face drug trafficking and weapons charges. The court rejected his final appeal.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center in chains, is shown to the press at the police headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Feb. 15, 2022.

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Honduras judge says ex-president can be extradited to the U.S.

12:55am March 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom U.S. prosecutors accused in recent years of funding his political rise with profits from drug traffickers, can appeal the extradition decision.

Police escort former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, in handcuffs, from his house in Tegucigalpa after receiving an extradition order from the United States.

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Honduras' ex-president is arrested as the U.S. seeks his extradition on drug charges

1:09pm February 16, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

Hondurans celebrated as former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who left office last month, appeared in court to face an extradition request from the U.S.

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Juan Orlando Hernandez is shown taking part in the celebration of the 196th anniversary of the Army of Honduras in Tegucigalpa, on Dec. 10, 2021, while he was still president.

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U.S. asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández

1:41am February 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The request follows speculation over whether the former president would be charged after U.S. prosecutors repeatedly implicated him in his brother's 2019 drug trafficking trial.

A sticker on a wall in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, invites people to vote in the presidential elections on Sunday. Hondurans will elect a successor to President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was first elected in 2013.

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Honduran voters want to protest the president. Their options are a cast of characters

5:35pm November 27, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Hondurans go to the polls Sunday, and many voters say they're undecided who they'll vote for. But one thing they do know is that they'll be casting a vote to punish the current National Party.

A man cleans a rooftop as the sun sets over the embattled Pedregal neighborhood of Tegucigalpa.

Can U.S. Aid Make Honduras More Livable? One Group Tries to Slow Out-Migration

5:11am May 25, 2021

by John Burnett

The Association for a More Just Society, is one of many organizations working in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to address societal ills that are driving migrants north to the U.S. border.

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In the weeks after returning after the floods from the hurricanes, the Ramos family collected the muddied detritus of their homestead in their yard.

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Why People Are Fleeing Honduras For The U.S.: 'All That's Left Here Is Misery'

4:29pm May 10, 2021

by John Burnett

Hunger, violence and catastrophic flooding are leading more families to flee the Honduras for the southern U.S. border than any other country. At least 200 families a day are asking for asylum.

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Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (left) speaks with then-Vice President Biden during a news conference in Guatemala City on March 2, 2015. Leaders from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras were meeting with Biden for two days of talks about child

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With Honduras' Narco Allegations, Pressure Rises To Sanction Its Leader

3:51pm March 18, 2021

by James Fredrick

U.S. prosecutors say President Juan Orlando Hernández enabled drug trafficking into the U.S., and Democratic lawmakers want punishment. It comes as President Biden seeks Central American aid.

With the sun setting off the coast of northern Honduras, Ella Guity watches her daughters, Jirian and Eleny, swim in the warm Caribbean waters of the village of Rio Esteban, home to a group with African and indigenous roots known as the Garifuna. Ella had

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: The Pandemic Sends A Single Mom In The Big City To A Simpler, Happier Life

7:44am January 30, 2021

by Tomas Ayuso

Ella Guity lived in the capital of Honduras with her daughters and mother. COVID-19 was surging. She sent them all to the fishing village where she grew up. Could she — should she — go too?

Two hurricanes destroyed bridges, roads, schools, health clinics and homes. Here is the aftermath in Protección in Honduras' Santa Barbara department on Dec. 11.

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Even Disaster Veterans Are Stunned By What's Happening In Honduras

7:02pm December 14, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

Back-to-back hurricanes have taken an unprecedented toll on the Central American nation and its neighbors.