Honduran ex-president returns home after Trump pardon
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Juan Orlando Hernandez led the Central American nation from 2014 to 2022, but was extradited shortly after leaving office to face US drug trafficking charges.
From the original report
COMAYAGUA : Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez — who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US for drug trafficking until President Donald Trump pardoned him last year — returned to his home country on Sunday. After touching down in a private plane near the capital, Tegucigalpa, he traveled to a rally in the town of Comayagua.
Speaking at a farm in front of hundreds of supporters, Hernandez thanked Trump for the pardon.
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- Jul 26, 2026
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- Aug 15, 2026
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