US to Track Down Deported Hondurans Abroad to Collect Immigration Fines

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 9, 2026 · Originally reported August 7, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Tens of thousands of Honduran deportees face collection efforts as the US plans to hire a private contractor to find them and demand unpaid civil immigration fines, part of an estimated $423 million owed by roughly 66,387 people across Honduras, Mexico, and Guatemala.

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