Former President Hernandez returns to Honduras after Trump pardon

Trump called Hernandez’s drug-trafficking trial a set-up by the Biden administration.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez has returned to Honduras from the United States after President Donald Trump pardoned him after he received a 45-year jail sentence for drug trafficking.Hernandez returned to the Central American country on Sunday, four years after being extradited to the US. He is now due to go on trial in Honduras on fraud and money-laundering charges, but activists worry that he will not face real justice.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US requests extradition of former Honduran presidentlist 2 of 3Why is Israel being accused of meddling in Colombia presidential election?list 3 of 3Trump’s latest ‘forced labour tariffs’: Who’s been hit, how badly?end of listTrump granted Hernandez a presidential pardon in December, asserting that he did not receive a fair trial and was set up by former US President Joe Biden’s administration.“I cannot deny the profound emotion and joy I feel in my heart to be returning home,” Hernandez wrote on social media earlier this month, saying he was counting down th...