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Former Top DEA Official Says Trump's Campaign Against Drug Traffickers Is a 'Charade': 'Based on Hypocrisy'

A former top Drug Enforcement Agency official said the anti drug-trafficking campaign being conducted by the Trump administration is a "charade" and "based on lies."

Latin Times

Former Honduran President Sent a Letter To Trump Calling Him 'Your Excellency' To Secure a Pardon

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez sent a letter to Donald Trump calling him "your excellency" to praise him before securing a pardon, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Trump frees ex-Honduran president from prison as country awaits knife-edge election result

Release of convicted cocaine trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández is latest US interference in election and comes despite Trump’s apparent ‘war on drugs’

The Guardian - UK

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Scoop: The letter behind Trump's pardon of Honduras' ex-president for drug trafficking

The surprise announcement of Hernandez's looming pardon is a window into the unorthodox, norm-shattering way Trump grants clemency.

Axios

Donald Trump is blaming a former president’s drug trafficking conviction on Joe Biden amid pardon controversy

Just before Honduras’s presidential election, Donald Trump announced his plan to pardon ex-president and drug trafficking convict Juan Orlando Hernandez. Despite extensive trial evidence of his deep links to narco-trafficking, Trump claims that his conviction was a “Biden setup.”

The Mary Sue

College pledges support for student deported during Thanksgiving trip

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was detained while en route to surprise family in Texas

The Independent UK

Trump move to pardon Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’

Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker off the hook?

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Trump Defends Pardoning Former Honduran President Convicted Of Drug Trafficking: 'The People of Honduras Really Thought He Was Set Up'

Donald Trump defended pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced to 45 years in prison for drug trafficking last year in the U.S.

Latin Times

‘It was a Biden setup’: Trump awkwardly justifies pardon of Honduran president who smuggled hundreds of tonnes of narcotics into the United States

Trump says he's "looked at the facts". Can't say what facts.

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Vote count under way in Honduras in close presidential race after Trump’s intervention

Trump shocked Hondurans on Friday by endorsing one of the candidates and announcing that he would pardon ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison for drug trafficking.

Euronews

Trump Slams Venezuela Over Drug Issues, but Pardons Honduras' Ex-Leader in Cocaine Scandal — Critics See Double Standard

Donald Trump has intensified US-Venezuela tensions over alleged drug trafficking while pardoning a convicted Honduran cocaine trafficker, drawing criticism for a perceived double standard.

International Business Times UK

Trump Says He Will Pardon Honduran Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández and Backs Tito Asfura Ahead of Election

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted in 2024 for major cocaine trafficking, is back in the spotlight after US President Trump announced plans for a full pardon.

International Business Times UK

Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US

Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments

The Guardian - US

ICE Deports Teenage College Student to Honduras Against Federal Judge's Orders

A teenage college student was deported by ICE agents despite a federal judge's orders against her removal.

International Business Times

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The Independent UK

College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order

A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her attorney

The Independent UK

‘A Dreamer living a draconian nightmare’: Teen flying to see family at Thanksgiving deported to Honduras

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and sent to a country she has not revisited since childhood

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How to watch Costa Rica vs Honduras: Live streams for make-or-break clash in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying

It's a huge clash between CONCACAF heavyweights in World Cup qualifying – here's how to watch Costa Rica vs Honduras online, on TV, and for free.

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How to watch Haiti vs Nicaragua: TV & streaming details for World Cup qualifier

It's a crucial game in Group C of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying – here's how to watch Haiti vs Nicaragua online, on TV, and for free.

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How to watch Nicaragua vs Honduras: Live stream the World Cup qualifier

It's a crucial game in Group C of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying – here's how to watch Haiti vs Costa Rica online, on TV, and for free.

The Guardian - US

‘They never told me where I was going’: a family falls into Louisiana’s ‘black hole’ of deportation

Exclusive: A mother and her two US citizen children – including one with stage 4 cancer – disappeared and were deported to Honduras

LiveScience

Anthropologist claims hand positions on 1,300-year-old Maya altar have a deeper meaning

A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims.

The Independent UK

Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children

An Arizona judge has extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s effort to remove Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to the U.S. alone

The Independent UK

Trump was barely stopped from deporting a plane full of Guatemalan kids. That could just be the beginning

Lawyers say ICE is imminently preparing to deport Honduran minors in federal custody while Honduran officials say they’re planning for their ‘safe return’

The Guardian - US

Thousands face deportation to danger as Trump targets temporary protections

People with temporary protected status face possible deportation even though their home countries – including Afghanistan and Haiti – remain unsafe

Latin Times

Trump Admin Reportedly Reaches Agreements To Send Deportees To Two New Countries

The Trump administration has reportedly struck deals with Uganda and Honduras to receive deportees from third countries

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