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Reinieri Licona, 27, allegedly attacked two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers with a hammer during a traffic stop in Gibbsboro, New Jersey in October while being detained for immigration violations; he now faces federal charges.

A caravan of about 300 Hondurans and other Central Americans dubbed 'Fe y Esperanza' arrived in Tapachula, Mexico, after departing San Pedro Sula and crossing Guatemala, with members seeking to continue north — some aiming for the United States and others hoping to stay in Mexico if they can regularize their status.

A group of deported Hondurans arrived at San Pedro Sula's main bus terminal on September 22, while another caravan of Hondurans continues through Guatemala toward Mexico.

A Colorado federal judge ordered US authorities to arrange the return of Brian Omar Sánchez, a Honduran deported to the Central African Republic, with authorities required to respond by September 25.

Human-rights defenders report that Honduran migrants deported from the US are being transferred to El Salvador under a 'Safe Third Country' agreement and detained in CECOT, a maximum-security prison, rather than processed as migrants.

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.

Brayan Omar Sánchez, a Honduran from Olancho deported to an African country by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite having an active asylum case pending judicial review, posted videos documenting severe poverty and sanitation conditions where he says he now lives.

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.

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.

Isidro Rodríguez, a Honduran who entered the US on a humanitarian visa in 2015, was deported in June after undergoing open-heart surgery while in ICE custody; he returned to Honduras in a wheelchair and remains in recovery, while his family explores legal options for his return.

Karen Flores, a Honduran migrant in Georgia, says she cannot afford plane tickets to return to Honduras with her U.S.-born children after ICE deported her husband, who was the family's sole breadwinner, leaving her in severe financial distress.

The end of Temporary Protected Status for more than 50,000 Hondurans in the US will force returnees to adapt after decades abroad, with experts warning of challenges in employment, housing, and an estimated $240 million annual loss in remittances to families.