00:00In 2026, deportations of Honduran people has consistently increased amid the harsh migration policies of the Donald Trump administration
00:08and the close relation of Honduran President NasrÃas Fura with the U.S. head of state.
00:15More details will correspond in Gerardo Torresalaya from Tegucigalpa.
00:19A total of 19,483 Hondurans were deported to their country between January and May 2026, representing a 19.3
00:29% increase compared to the same period in 2025, according to the National Migration Institute, INM, of Honduras.
00:37During the administration of the first female president, we saw a decrease in migration figures.
00:43In the first year, 2022, we had 88,000 Hondurans returning from the United States and Mexico, which drove back
00:51to 58,000.
00:53Then, in the last few years, the number of deported citizens fell to between 40,000 and 44,000.
00:59This is due to the stability in the country and the decrease in the number of people living.
01:04Air travel became the primary entry point into the country, with 17,705 people reported, an increase from the 14
01:13,983 in 2025.
01:16Meanwhile, 1,778 Hondurans returned via land routes, according to the National Migration Institute.
01:24During the previous administration, there were Centers for the Care of Returned Migrants, CAMR, to assist these individuals.
01:32However, these centers have been closed under the current administration.
01:40Nasri Azfura's approach is very different from that of President Xiomara Castro,
01:48who has more focused on the human being, on the rights of migrants, for example.
01:56The migrant assistance centers, which are so important as part of the state's support, are paralyzed.
02:05During his visits to the United States, the current Honduran president has avoided addressing the issue of deportations
02:11and has focused solely on his trade relationship with their country.
02:19It's a very drastic difference in approach.
02:22The government of Nasri Azfura-Zabla has dedicated itself to making diplomatic, almost ceremonial visits to the United States,
02:30where he claims his main goal is attracting foreign investment, especially the United States.
02:39The remittances to Honduras represent the main source of income and exceed the $4 billion between January and April 2026,
02:48the equivalent of about 25 percent of the country's gross domestic product, GDP.
02:54However, when they are deported, they seem to cease to be important.
02:57For Celestrian English, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Gerardo Torres Zelaya.
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