Former Honduran President Freed After U.S. Pardon
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been released from prison, his wife announced. A controversial pardon from former U.S. President Donald Trump secured his freedom.
Hernández was serving a 45-year sentence in the United States for drug trafficking. A U.S. court convicted him in March for helping smuggle hundreds of tons of cocaine into the country.
Trump granted the pardon during his final days in office. The decision drew criticism, as it occurred while Trump also ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean.
Hernández, who led Honduras from 2014 to 2022, has returned to his home country. U.S. prosecutors had previously described his government as a "narco-state."