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Honduras-led caravan reaches Mexico as DHS warns of zero-tolerance border policy
world12 days ago

Honduras-led caravan reaches Mexico as DHS warns of zero-tolerance border policy

A migrant caravan of over 600 people, primarily from Honduras, has entered Mexico and is moving north toward the US border. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a stern warning that the border remains 'sealed shut' under President Trump's administration, which has maintained zero releases of apprehended migrants for 16 months. The movement coincides with declining approval ratings for Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, prompting political debate over the caravan's timing and motivations.

via Fox News|
#dhs#honduras#midterm-elections
Military family hit by deportation: Soldier's wife sent to Honduras
world1 month ago

Military family hit by deportation: Soldier's wife sent to Honduras

Federal authorities deported Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, wife of an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant, to Honduras — at least the seventh case of a military spouse or parent removed under the Trump-era crackdown; Villafranca-Trejo, who had a 2017 final removal order and sought a green card via parole-in-place, leaves behind a husband balancing duties and a six-year-old child as DHS says she received due process.

via The Independent|
#americas#army#donald-trump
Grim Last Photo of 5 Friends Drown While Rescue Attempt on Ohio's Scioto River
us-news2 months ago

Grim Last Photo of 5 Friends Drown While Rescue Attempt on Ohio's Scioto River

Five adults, including two Honduran couples and a friend, drowned in the Scioto River while attempting to rescue a swimmer. Photographer Marcus L. Martin says he may have captured the group’s last moments alive as they fished waist-deep in the river; two women survived and were hospitalized, while three men were recovered the next day. Honduran authorities identified the couples; the scene left two young children orphaned and in state care. The river was high and fast, and the drowning remains under investigation by U.S. and Honduran authorities.

via New York Post|
#drowning#honduras#ohio
Argentina vs Honduras: TV, streaming options and kickoff for a World Cup warm-up
sports4 months ago

Argentina vs Honduras: TV, streaming options and kickoff for a World Cup warm-up

Argentina and Honduras meet in a pre-World Cup friendly with US viewers able to watch on Fubo or ESPN Deportes. Kickoff is at 8:00 PM on June 6, 2026. The article provides VPN guidance for overseas fans, notes Argentina’s five-match winning run, Honduras’ mixed form, and that Argentina have won all three prior meetings against Honduras; no injuries are reported for either side.

via Goal.com|
#argentina#argentina-vs-honduras#friendlies
Ex-Honduran mayor linked to killing of anti-mining activist in mining dispute
crime5 months ago

Ex-Honduran mayor linked to killing of anti-mining activist in mining dispute

Honduran authorities arrested former Tocoa mayor Adan Funez along with two accomplices on suspicion of masterminding the 2024 assassination of environmental defender Juan Lopez, a critic of a local iron-oxide mining project. Prosecutors say the trio were the intellectual authors of the killing; the case underscores ongoing environmental and political tensions in the region, with the trial slated to begin next June.

via Al Jazeera|
#assassination#crime#environment
Rare cloud jaguar captured on camera in Honduran mountains signals conservation gains
world-news5 months ago

Rare cloud jaguar captured on camera in Honduran mountains signals conservation gains

A legendary high-altitude jaguar known as the cloud jaguar was captured on camera in Honduras’ Sierra del Merendón on Feb. 6, marking the first confirmed sighting there in a decade. Conservation group Panthera credits the sighting to years of habitat protection, anti-poaching efforts, and a broader recovery in large cats, as deforestation pressures ease in part due to Honduras’ Zero Deforestation Plan 2029. Authorities have boosted forest protection and reintroduction of prey species, while experts caution that jaguar connectivity across Honduras and Guatemala remains critical to the species’ broader recovery.

via New York Post|
#cloud-jaguar#conservation#honduras
Rare cloud jaguar sighting in Honduran highlands boosts conservation optimism
world6 months ago

Rare cloud jaguar sighting in Honduran highlands boosts conservation optimism

Cameras captured a lone male jaguar, nicknamed the “cloud jaguar,” at about 2,200 meters in Honduras’ Sierra del Merendón—the first high-elevation jaguar sighting there in a decade. Conservationists say the sighting signals that habitat protection and wildlife corridors, like the Jaguar Corridor Initiative linking Honduras and Guatemala, may support big-cat recovery, though deforestation and prey loss remain ongoing threats. Honduras has protected cloud forests since 1987 and is expanding conservation efforts, including a planned Wildlife Refuge Guanales, as part of broader regional jaguar protection efforts that also saw a Mexico jaguar population increase and a new international framework to safeguard the species.

via CNN|
#cloud-jaguar#conservation#honduras
Trump-Backed Nasry Asfura Declared Winner of Honduras Presidential Election
world9 months ago

Trump-Backed Nasry Asfura Declared Winner of Honduras Presidential Election

Nasry 'Tito' Asfura, backed by Donald Trump, was declared the winner of Honduras's presidential election amid controversy, with allegations of vote fraud and US interference, leading to protests and rejection from opposition figures. The electoral council's decision was criticized, but Asfura has declared himself president-elect, with the US expressing support.

via The Guardian|
#asfura#election#fraud-allegations