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Honduras's National Police will recognize digital documents stored in the Bien electronic wallet—including the national ID, driver's license, and firearms permit—as valid identification during traffic stops and police operations, with safeguards against officers screenshotting or misusing personal data.

Honduras granted 108 residencies to foreign nationals from January through July 2026, even as asylum requests by foreigners in the country quadrupled over the past year, according to a UNHCR report.

Honduras recorded 716 asylum requests from foreign nationals in 2025, quadruple the previous level, while 262,913 Hondurans abroad remain in need of international protection, according to UNHCR data.

Honduras's National Migration Institute registered 4,917 foreign nationals passing through the country in transit between January and June 25, 2026, marking a decline in irregular migration flows.

Honduran consular offices across the United States will close on Friday, June 19, for the U.S. Juneteenth holiday, reopening Monday, June 22.