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Honduras's immigration authority reported 24,837 Chinese citizens entered the country irregularly from 2014 to present, with a sharp spike of 12,184 in 2023 following the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, prompting congressional oversight.

About 31,000 Hondurans have been deported from the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala between January and August 2026, with 27,828 arriving by air from the US, as the government braces for potential mass returns following the US termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans.

Between 2022 and 2025, approximately 24,000 Chinese citizens entered Honduras without authorization, with the National Migration Institute unable to track how many remain in the country or continued northward; the surge followed Honduras's establishment of diplomatic relations with China in March 2023 and a 2023 migration amnesty.

Defensores de Honduras called on the government and Congress to treat the end of TPS for Honduran migrants and a nearly 12% electricity rate hike as national emergencies requiring urgent policy responses.

The US deported 17,650 Hondurans in the first five months of 2026, a 71% increase from the same period last year, as the country grapples with the return of migrants who left due to violence, poverty, and lack of opportunity.