24,000 Chinese Migrants Have Entered Honduras Illegally Since 2022
Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 17, 2026 · Originally reported August 17, 2026 by El Heraldo
Roughly 24,000 Chinese citizens entered Honduras without authorization between 2022 and 2025, and the National Migration Institute cannot say how many remain or moved on northward; the surge followed Honduras's establishment of diplomatic ties with China in March 2023 and a 2023 migration amnesty.
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