Former Honduras president Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon
Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to his country on Sunday, almost eight months after US President Donald Trump controversially pardoned his 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. Hernandez arrived on a private flight at Palmerola Airport near the capit
AdvertisementCrimeWorldAmericasFormer Honduras president Hernandez returns home after Trump pardonHernandez, jailed in the US in 2024 for drug trafficking, is expected to appear in a Honduran court on August 3 to face corruption charges1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 12:31am, 27 Jul 2026Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to his country on Sunday, almost eight months after US President Donald Trump controversially pardoned his 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.Hernandez arrived on a private flight at Palmerola Airport near the capital Tegucigalpa and was greeted by his family and supporters, Agence France-Presse journalists observed.“We are very happy and very excited” to welcome him back, said Eva Amador, 56, a supporter of the former president, as she held a banner with a message thanking Trump.
Hernandez led the Central American nation from 2014 to 2022 but was extradited soon after leaving office by his left-leaning successor, Xiomara Castro, to face US drug trafficking charges.A US court found him guilty in 2024 of having helped smuggle hundreds of tons of drugs into the United States and sentenced him to decades behind bars.But in a surprise move just days before Honduras’s presidential election last year, Trump pardoned Hernandez.
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