Honduras Daily by Location

Tropical Storm Cristina weakened to a tropical depression but continues to threaten Central America with heavy rainfall, high surf, and flooding alerts; Costa Rica reported five people missing after two boats capsized off Guanacaste.

Attorney Roberto Velásquez says a U.S. program offering $1,000–$2,000 to migrants who leave voluntarily has prompted thousands of Hondurans to depart the country, proving more effective than he had expected.

Tropical Depression Cristina weakened from a tropical storm on Wednesday but officials warn it could strengthen again as it continues to drench Central America with heavy rainfall.

Liverpool FC announced it will offer a new contract to 19-year-old Honduran forward Keyrol Figueroa after he scored 11 goals in 14 Premier League 2 matches this season and made his international debut for Honduras.

Juan Flores, president of the Fundación 15 de Septiembre, alerted Honduran and U.S. authorities to social-media promotion of a migrant caravan scheduled to depart San Pedro Sula on June 20, saying unscrupulous groups are organizing it.

Academic Manuel Flores cites official records showing at least 1.47 million Hondurans reside in the United States, representing nearly 14% of Honduras's total population, with a near-even gender split.

Honduras and the European Union signed a five-year, €6 million ($6.9 million) agreement to boost private-sector partnerships and sustainable investments, with aims to improve competitiveness, create jobs, and strengthen regulatory frameworks while emphasizing digital transformation and inclusion of women and youth.

Roatán will host the Roatán Fashion Show on June 12–13, featuring emerging Honduran designers, international brands from Colombia, and cultural programming, with proceeds benefiting local charities and community organizations.

Honduras will field its largest-ever delegation of 110 athletes across 27 sports at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic, July 24–August 8, competing in four of five regional venues.

Military leaders from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic convene June 9–12 in Roatán to coordinate on regional security challenges, transnational threats, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations.

An examination by the international organization Witness of three of 37 leaked audios known as HondurasGate concluded that one recording, in which former president Juan Orlando Hernández allegedly asks current president Nasry Asfura for funds to create a digital operation against leftist movements in Mexico, Colombia, and Honduras, is probably genuine, while two others show signs of AI manipulation.

Honduras received $4.13 billion in family remittances in the first four months of 2026, a 14.3% increase from the same period last year, as part of a $15.85 billion total across the Northern Triangle region.

The Supreme Court has approved online filing for criminal-record certificates by Hondurans overseas, eliminating the need for physical documents and aiming to speed up migration regularization in Spain and elsewhere.

Honduras's ambassador to Washington said the government is closely tracking US Supreme Court decisions on temporary protected status for migrants, while offering Hondurans abroad tax exemptions on returning goods and tools to support eventual repatriation.

Honduras has confirmed three imported measles cases as health officials warn the disease is twice as contagious as COVID-19, while the Americas region has recorded 21,400 cases and 31 deaths in 2026.

Honduran agriculture officials and Brazilian representatives agreed to draft a memorandum of understanding focused on technology transfer, improved seeds for staple crops, and soy development, with the aim of boosting productivity and food security.

Honduras fell to Argentina 2-0 in an international friendly at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, with goals from Lautaro Martínez and Giuliano Simeone.

Midfielder Deybi Flores has joined Atlético Petróleos de Luanda of Angola's first division on a two-year deal, reuniting him with fellow Honduran Jonathan Rubio and marking his move to African football after playing in Saudi Arabia.

Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's security-funding agency, was sentenced to five years of home confinement with electronic monitoring by a Miami federal judge after admitting to financial transactions involving proceeds from criminal activity.

A federal judge has postponed sentencing former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan indefinitely to consider overturning her obstruction-of-justice conviction, which stemmed from her alleged role in helping a Honduran immigrant evade federal agents — a conviction her defense says rested on a legal theory since invalidated by an appeals court.

Marco Tulio Rodas Matamoros, 28, a sports producer for Televicentro's TVC Deportes in Honduras, drowned after being caught in a rip current at El Zonte beach in El Salvador.

Honduras and a dozen other American countries in the Shield of the Americas coalition expressed support for Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz and condemned destabilization attempts, citing concerns that protests and road blockades are disrupting food and medicine supplies.

Lionel Messi trained fully with Argentina's squad in Texas on Friday, a day before the friendly against Honduras, as the captain continues his recovery from injury.

The Honduras national team found its scheduled practice field in Houston flooded after heavy rainfall but relocated to alternate facilities to prepare for a friendly match against Argentina.

Honduran outfielder Mauricio Dubón of the Atlanta Braves hit his third straight home run on Friday against Pittsburgh, his sixth of the season.

The world-champion Argentine national team has arrived in College Station, Texas, under heavy security ahead of an upcoming friendly match against Honduras.

Honduras coach Francisco Molina said his team came to compete against Argentina as a whole, not just Messi, and will deploy its own tactical approach despite the difficulty of facing one of the world's best teams.

Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's Security Tax Fund, was sentenced by a US court to five years of home confinement probation after pleading guilty to money laundering and bribery charges related to the misuse of public security funds.

Honduras is close to arranging a second warm-up match, likely against Ghana on June 9 in Washington D.C., as coach José Francisco Molina seeks extra preparation time before the 2026 World Cup.

Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's Security Tax (Tasa de Seguridad), was sentenced in Miami to five years of home detention after pleading guilty to money laundering and bribery charges tied to over $10 million in padded police uniform and supply contracts.