View of a sign reading "Return to the narco-dictatorship, never" across a road in Tegucigalpa, on Nov. 29, 2025, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he will pardon ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted last year in a US court of drug trafficking charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. (Credit: Marvin Recinos/ AFP)
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was released from prison in the United States on Monday, where he was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearms charges, a Federal Bureau of Prisons registry showed.
Hernandez's wife, Ana Garcia, said in a social media post that Hernandez was released after he was granted a pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was released from prison in the United States on Monday, where he was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearms charges, a Federal Bureau of Prisons registry showed.
Hernandez's wife, Ana Garcia, said in a social media post that Hernandez was released after he was granted a pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump.
