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Juan Carlos Arvizú Hernández, a Honduran drug trafficker known as 'Lanchita' and convicted of trafficking over 5,000 kg of cocaine through Central America to the United States, failed in his appeal to reduce his 30-year sentence, which he claimed violated Honduras's extradition treaty.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed on August 18 that all TPS terminations — including for Hondurans — are now in effect after months of court battles, warning holders who remain in the country without status that they will be deported.

Honduras's Foreign Ministry published a practical guide for Hondurans affected by the expiration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States, covering legal options, document preservation, work authorization alternatives, and warnings against immigration fraud.

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.

The US Department of Homeland Security has capped international student visa stays at four years and foreign journalist permits at 240 days (eight months), with extensions available if approved, affecting Honduran students and media professionals seeking to work or study in the United States.

With Honduras's TPS formally ended and the U.S. Supreme Court removing the last legal obstacles in June, Hondurans who did not secure another immigration status have lost work authorization and risk deportation, while the roughly 21,000 who obtained permanent residency by April 2025 remain protected.

President Nasry Asfura has written to the United States seeking mechanisms for a managed, predictable, and humane transition for Honduran families affected by the end of Temporary Protected Status, while proposing joint efforts on employment, investment, and shared security.

The cancellation of Temporary Protected Status leaves thousands of Honduran migrants in the United States with limited pathways to regularize their immigration status, says former migration director Wilson Paz.

The Honduran government presented a diplomatic and consular response plan to the U.S. termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduran migrants, including negotiations with Washington and institutional support for citizens facing immigration changes.