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A US immigration appeals ruling means Hondurans with TPS, DACA, or pending asylum who leave the US — even with an authorized travel permit — could face a three- to ten-year bar on re-entry if they accumulated over 180 days of unlawful presence, advocates warn.

Brayan Omar Sánchez, a 26-year-old from Juticalpa who says he had a pending habeas corpus case blocking his deportation, reports being shackled and flown without notice to the Central African Republic, where he now lives in a hotel with no water or electricity and suffers health problems from the unfamiliar climate.

Foreign Minister Mireya Agüero plans to meet the International Organization for Migration's global representative to discuss deportations from the US, rising political asylum claims in Honduras, and other migration concerns affecting the country.

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.