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US and Mexican authorities recorded a 67% decline in arrests of Central American migrants compared to 2025.

US authorities are cautioning foreign content creators planning to cover the 2026 World Cup that monetized social-media content violates tourist-visa terms and could result in visa cancellation and deportation.

Attorney Roberto Velásquez says a U.S. program offering $1,000–$2,000 to migrants who leave voluntarily has prompted thousands of Hondurans to depart the country, proving more effective than he had expected.

Liverpool FC announced it will offer a new contract to 19-year-old Honduran forward Keyrol Figueroa after he scored 11 goals in 14 Premier League 2 matches this season and made his international debut for Honduras.

Academic Manuel Flores cites official records showing at least 1.47 million Hondurans reside in the United States, representing nearly 14% of Honduras's total population, with a near-even gender split.

Migration authorities from Central America and the Dominican Republic are holding a two-day annual meeting in Punta Cana to discuss border security, human mobility challenges, and coordinated responses to migration flows, with Belize set to assume leadership of the regional migration body.

Honduras's ambassador to Washington said the government is closely tracking US Supreme Court decisions on temporary protected status for migrants, while offering Hondurans abroad tax exemptions on returning goods and tools to support eventual repatriation.

Honduras fell to Argentina 2-0 in an international friendly at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, with goals from Lautaro Martínez and Giuliano Simeone.

Midfielder Deybi Flores has joined Atlético Petróleos de Luanda of Angola's first division on a two-year deal, reuniting him with fellow Honduran Jonathan Rubio and marking his move to African football after playing in Saudi Arabia.

Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's security-funding agency, was sentenced to five years of home confinement with electronic monitoring by a Miami federal judge after admitting to financial transactions involving proceeds from criminal activity.

A federal judge has postponed sentencing former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan indefinitely to consider overturning her obstruction-of-justice conviction, which stemmed from her alleged role in helping a Honduran immigrant evade federal agents — a conviction her defense says rested on a legal theory since invalidated by an appeals court.

Marco Tulio Rodas Matamoros, 28, a sports producer for Televicentro's TVC Deportes in Honduras, drowned after being caught in a rip current at El Zonte beach in El Salvador.

Honduras and a dozen other American countries in the Shield of the Americas coalition expressed support for Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz and condemned destabilization attempts, citing concerns that protests and road blockades are disrupting food and medicine supplies.

Lionel Messi trained fully with Argentina's squad in Texas on Friday, a day before the friendly against Honduras, as the captain continues his recovery from injury.

The Honduras national team found its scheduled practice field in Houston flooded after heavy rainfall but relocated to alternate facilities to prepare for a friendly match against Argentina.

Honduran outfielder Mauricio Dubón of the Atlanta Braves hit his third straight home run on Friday against Pittsburgh, his sixth of the season.

The world-champion Argentine national team has arrived in College Station, Texas, under heavy security ahead of an upcoming friendly match against Honduras.

Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's Security Tax Fund, was sentenced by a US court to five years of home confinement probation after pleading guilty to money laundering and bribery charges related to the misuse of public security funds.

Honduras is close to arranging a second warm-up match, likely against Ghana on June 9 in Washington D.C., as coach José Francisco Molina seeks extra preparation time before the 2026 World Cup.

U.S. immigration authorities are placing greater emphasis on quality evidence in asylum applications, with an immigration lawyer warning that initial documentation can determine whether claims advance or face early rejection.

Cases of Honduran migrants who vanished in Veracruz, Tamaulipas, and Jalisco over the past decade—including José Rafael Rivera in 2008, Aaron Eleazar Carrazco Turcios in 2012, and Oscar Antonio López Enamorado in 2010—remain unsolved as families hold out hope for information on their whereabouts.

Central American tourism agencies signed an agreement to develop multi-country tourist circuits connecting Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, aiming to boost regional connectivity and position the region as a competitive international destination.

André Enoc Mejía, 10, is the first Honduran to attend the NASA Kennedy Space Center's international space-training program in Florida, where he will study robotics, astronomy, and aerospace technology before earning junior astronaut certification.

Honduras left back José Aguilera joined the national team's camp in Houston on Wednesday as an emergency replacement for injured defender Darlin Mencía ahead of a June 6 friendly against Argentina.

Honduran winger Luis Palma signed a permanent deal with Polish champion Lech Poznań after the club exercised a 4 million euro purchase option from Celtic, extending his contract through June 2029.

Honduran striker Luis Palma permanently joined Polish champion Lech Poznań after the club activated his 4 million euro release clause from Scottish club Celtic, signing a three-year contract through June 2029.

Honduran forward Luis Palma has completed his transfer from Celtic to Poland's champion Lech Poznań for €4 million (about $4.3 million), becoming the most expensive signing in the Polish club's history.

Israel will send medical brigades to Honduras in July and October, and both nations agreed to expand cooperation in agriculture, innovation, and technology, the governments announced following talks at the presidential palace.

Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's Security Tax (Tasa de Seguridad), was sentenced in Miami to five years of home detention after pleading guilty to money laundering and bribery charges tied to over $10 million in padded police uniform and supply contracts.

A new Trump administration policy bars migrants already in the United States from adjusting their immigration status domestically, forcing them to return to their home countries to apply for permanent residency at consulates—a change affecting more than half a million people annually, according to immigration experts.