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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.

With over 70,000 Hondurans losing protected status in the US, economists warn that potential returnees will strain Honduras's already-weak job market, which lacks sufficient formal employment and faces a skills gap between workers and employer needs.

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.

President Nasry Asfura asked the US to grant Honduran TPS holders time to prepare for their return, after Washington rejected Honduras's request for a transition extension; about 55,000 Hondurans are affected by the program's end.

Economist Santiago Herrera warns that cancellation of the US Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans could reduce remittance inflows by up to $380 million, threatening households dependent on those transfers and straining the country's ability to reabsorb returned workers.

Honduras is seeking a transition period from the U.S. before TPS holders must depart, with a delegation set to meet U.S. officials in early September, while at least 385 deportees arrived this week on three flights to San Pedro Sula.

About 31,000 Hondurans have been deported from the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala between January and August 2026, with 27,828 arriving by air from the US, as the government braces for potential mass returns following the US termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans.

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.

Economist Julio Raudales, former president of the Honduran Economists' College, notes that poverty in Honduras has remained at roughly 63% since 2001, questioning what progress has been made despite 25 years of Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans in the US.

Honduras's foreign minister said the end of Temporary Protected Status for over 55,000 Hondurans in the US does not mean all beneficiaries must return immediately, as individual cases will depend on family ties, residency length, and pending legal proceedings.

President Nasry Asfura requested that the United States evaluate each Honduran affected by the suspension of Temporary Protected Status on a case-by-case basis, noting that many have lived, worked, and built families in the US for decades since the program began after Hurricane Mitch 28 years ago.

President Asfura attributed the US cancellation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) affecting over 50,000 Hondurans to strained diplomatic relations between the previous Castro administration and the White House, saying that stance damaged the legal standing of Hondurans in the program for decades.

Defensores de Honduras called on the government and Congress to treat the end of TPS for Honduran migrants and a nearly 12% electricity rate hike as national emergencies requiring urgent policy responses.

Human-rights defender Itmania Platero calls on the US president to temporarily reinstate Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans, citing rising crime and persistent poverty, while warning that Honduras lacks capacity to help those who would return if the program ends.

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.

Experts warn that the imminent end of Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans could force 30,000–35,000 returnees home by year's end, straining families and the economy as asylum restrictions tighten.

A civil-society leader says Honduras must directly petition the US government to renew Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows judicial action alone won't secure it, and Honduras can cite natural disasters as justification.