Trump Pardons Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Convicted of Drug Trafficking

Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on December 1, 2025, releasing him from a 45-year sentence for using his presidency to facilitate over 400 tons of cocaine into the United States while accepting millions in bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel and El Chapo's organization. Hernandez was the first sitting head of state extradited to the United States for drug trafficking. Trump announced the pardon days before Honduras's national election to benefit Hernandez's political ally, and Honduras's attorney general subsequently sought Hernandez's domestic arrest.