US EditionFormer Honduras President Hernández freed after Trump pardon
Trump granted a full pardon to Hernández, who was convicted of moving 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S. and sentenced to 45 years, sparking criticism amid a tight Honduran election.
- Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, was released from a US prison after receiving a pardon from US President Donald Trump for drug charges.
- Hernández was found guilty in March 2024 of conspiring to import cocaine into the US and possessing machine guns, and was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million.
- Hernández maintained his innocence, claiming he was a victim of revenge by drug traffickers he had helped extradite to the US, but prosecutors said he ran Honduras like a 'narco-state'.
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Trump pardons Honduran president convicted of trafficking tons of cocaine
President Donald Trump has issued a pardon for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, leading to his release Monday from a federal prison in West Virginia after nearly four years behind bars. Hernandez’s wife, Ana García, announced the news on social media, saying her husband was “once again a free man.” The move is one of the most unusual and controversial pardons of Trump’s presidency, especially as his administration continues aggr…
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez freed from prison after Trump pardons drug trafficking conviction
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado addresses the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2021 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in 2024 of trafficking drugs into the United States, has been freed from prison after he was granted a pardon by President Donald Trump, officials said. The 57-year-old Hernandez was relea…
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