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A May law passed unanimously by Congress lets returning Honduran migrants import up to $150,000 in household goods and $100,000 in work equipment duty-free within 12 months of return.

Four Hondurans drowned in Ohio's Scioto River while attempting to rescue a Salvadoran man in distress; Honduras's Foreign Ministry has begun repatriation procedures for the bodies, and surviving children are in U.S. protective custody pending return to Honduras.

Foreign Minister Mireya Agüero said the government remains committed to supporting the roughly 55,000 Hondurans with Temporary Protected Status as a federal appeals court reviews the US Department of Homeland Security's termination of the program.

Honduras's Foreign Ministry alerted Hondurans in the United States to fraudsters posing as mobile consulates in Las Vegas and charging fees for fake consular services; the ministry urged citizens to verify all transactions through official government channels only.

Honduran diplomatic offices throughout the United States, including the embassy in Washington, will close on Friday, July 3 for the US Independence Day holiday and reopen Monday, July 6; emergency consular services will remain available.

The Honduran Foreign Ministry published an updated June 2026 guide on Temporary Protected Status through its US embassy, covering requirements, procedures, rights, protections, and support resources for Honduran TPS holders and applicants.

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.

Honduras has 162 pending requests to repatriate the bodies of Hondurans who died overseas, with the Foreign Ministry offering financial aid to families who cannot afford repatriation costs and working through legal procedures that vary by circumstance of death.

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.