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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.

The U.S. State Department said it welcomes Honduras's passage of the Energy Justice Law, noting that American companies are interested in investing in the country's energy sector to improve reliability and create jobs.

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.

Fifty Hondurans and 36 Mexicans arrived in Tegucigalpa aboard a US military aircraft from Fort Lauderdale, bringing the cumulative air-deportation count for Hondurans to 28,001, as officials warn the TPS cancellation could accelerate returns in coming months.

Thirty-seven Mexican nationals, most with over a decade in the U.S., were deported by ICE and flown to San Pedro Sula instead of Mexico as part of the Trump administration's policy of routing deportees to third countries, forcing them to navigate additional migration procedures.

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.