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Cristóbal Cortés Cartagena, 39, was arrested by US Border Patrol in Texas on July 4 after illegally reentering the country; he was convicted of child sexual abuse in California in 2010, deported twice, and now faces up to 20 years in federal prison for felony reentry.

Honduras's National Migration Institute reminds travelers that passports must have at least six months of validity remaining to enter the US or Europe, and has opened 24-hour emergency passport centers at the country's major international airports.

The national human-rights commissioner called on the Honduran government to provide immediate assistance to victims of internal forced displacement before they are compelled to seek international protection by crossing borders.

Honduras logged over 1.6 million migrant movements from January through mid-June 2026, with the El Amatillo land border and Ramón Villeda Morales Airport accounting for most traffic; the increase reflects recovering tourism and regional transit.

The National Migration Institute (INM) will suspend passport issuance from 6 p.m. Saturday June 20 to 10 a.m. Sunday June 21 nationwide for a system upgrade.

Honduras's National Migration Institute is now requiring travelers departing to countries with active measles circulation to show proof of vaccination, a Health Secretariat-backed measure to prevent the virus from being imported into Honduras.