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A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding an appeals-court mandate is closing off legal pathways to residency for Honduran migrants and accelerating deportations, according to immigration lawyer Disney Thompson based in the United States.

Honduran attorney Disney Thompson, based in the United States, cautioned that migration fraud targeting asylum seekers is rising, with scammers falsely promising political asylum and residency while only arranging work permits, and some lawyers failing to represent clients at immigration hearings.

The Honduran consulate in New York handled 17 repatriation cases in September alone, at costs between $5,000 and $10,000 per case, while consular staff reported assisting Hondurans held in ICE detention centers across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut for up to nine months.

Social researcher Carolina Meléndez says Honduras needs more consular offices in New York, where over 100,000 Hondurans live, because traveling long distances to existing consulates is costly and risky for residents seeking services.

Detentions of migrants from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala in the United States and Mexico fell to 21,741 in the first half of 2026, down 50.2% from the same period in 2025.

Spain's extraordinary migrant regularization process enters its final correction phase through September 30, with over 1.175 million applications received (600,000+ admitted) after the government initially expected 500,000; a Spanish immigration lawyer warns that new rules in November could complicate travel and residency for Hondurans.

A community advocate reported that more than 25,000 Hondurans are in ICE custody and that those with Temporary Protected Status are now being sought at their homes, criticizing the Honduran government's response to migrant hardship in the United States.

Marleni Flores, president of the Louisiana Attorneys Association, says Honduran TPS beneficiaries are anxiously waiting on both a US government decision about their status and any further steps the Honduran government may take on their behalf.

Juan Flores, president of the Fundación 15 de Septiembre, says Honduras's Foreign Ministry and consulates are failing to address Honduran migrants hospitalized in the United States and calls on the human-rights commissioner to investigate the situation.

After the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans, migration specialist Julio Gannon says affected individuals have alternatives but should consult an immigration attorney to understand what benefits they may qualify for under US law.

More than 57,500 Hondurans filed for legal regularization in Spain out of over 1 million total applications, with Spain having three months to process them and expanded residency benefits available to those who secure documentation.

The cancellation of Temporary Protected Status leaves thousands of Honduran migrants in the United States with limited pathways to regularize their immigration status, says former migration director Wilson Paz.

A community advocate said 55,000 documented Hondurans and countless undocumented ones face potential harm from a forthcoming US court decision on immigration, warning that families with mixed legal status are at particular risk.

Honduran consular official Sandra Fúnez reports that most eligible Hondurans have already submitted applications for Spain's migration regularization program before its June 30 deadline, with the few who have not largely held back by pending criminal records in Spain.

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

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.

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.

A US Supreme Court decision eliminates judicial ability to block TPS terminations, affecting approximately 1.3 million people across 17 countries including Honduras, according to social researcher Carolina Meléndez.