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Former congressman Denis Castro Bobadilla says Honduras lacks a coherent foreign policy on migration and faults the government for failing to pursue mechanisms that could extend TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for Honduran migrants in the United States.

Honduras has received over $8 billion in family remittances so far in 2026, bolstering international reserves and macroeconomic stability, though an economist warns that dependence on these flows leaves the economy vulnerable to shifts in migration policy or conditions for Hondurans abroad.

Analysts say Honduras's failure to secure a TPS extension for its 55,000 beneficiaries—in contrast to El Salvador's success in keeping over 170,000 protected—reflects weak diplomatic engagement and reliance on formal letters rather than high-level negotiations with the Trump administration.

A law exempting returned Honduran migrants from import duties on household goods, tools, and vehicles remains unapplied because Customs has not issued the required implementing regulations.

Honduras's migration authority reported that more than 30,000 Hondurans have been deported from the US, Mexico, and Guatemala through August 20, 2026, with officials warning that the termination of Temporary Protected Status for 55,000 Hondurans could trigger mass deportations and threaten the $10 billion in annual remittances the country receives.

Honduras has recorded 29,444 deportations through July 31, with about 27,000 from the United States, and migration lawyer Illich Cornejo warns the annual total could reach 40,000–50,000 due to tougher U.S. immigration policies.