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A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to return a deported Honduran man who allegedly was tricked into signing his deportation without being allowed to present his case before an immigration court.

Arelys Barahona-Martínez, the spouse of a Honduran armed forces veteran, was arrested by US immigration authorities on June 10 during a routine check-in in Texas and transferred to ICE detention, separating the family.

A federal judge in Michigan sentenced Honduran national Wilmer Rodríguez, 39, to nearly four years in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation, following a prior state conviction for first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping, and firearms offenses.

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.

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.

U.S. immigration authorities are placing greater emphasis on quality evidence in asylum applications, with an immigration lawyer warning that initial documentation can determine whether claims advance or face early rejection.

Karen Flores, a Honduran migrant in Georgia, says she cannot afford plane tickets to return to Honduras with her U.S.-born children after ICE deported her husband, who was the family's sole breadwinner, leaving her in severe financial distress.

A new Trump administration policy bars migrants already in the United States from adjusting their immigration status domestically, forcing them to return to their home countries to apply for permanent residency at consulates—a change affecting more than half a million people annually, according to immigration experts.