/tags/juan-orlando-hernandez Juan Orlando Hernandez en-US WLRN Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:30:00 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Honduras' decision to send ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S. on drug charges may help reduce corruption in — and illegal migration from — the region. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:30:00 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Tim Padgett /news/2022-03-29/honduras-supreme-court-says-a-former-president-can-be-extradited-to-the-united-states Honduras' Supreme Court approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to face drug trafficking and weapons charges. The court rejected his final appeal. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:18:35 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduras-supreme-court-says-a-former-president-can-be-extradited-to-the-united-states The Associated Press /2022-03-17/honduras-judge-says-ex-president-can-be-extradited-to-the-u-s Juan Orlando Hernández, whom U.S. prosecutors accused in recent years of funding his political rise with profits from drug traffickers, can appeal the extradition decision. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:05:37 GMT /2022-03-17/honduras-judge-says-ex-president-can-be-extradited-to-the-u-s The Associated Press /news/2022-02-22/from-haiti-to-honduras-is-it-good-or-bad-if-u-s-justice-replaces-latin-american-justice From murder to drugs, Latin America's underdeveloped justice systems often rely on the U.S. to prosecute crimes. But does it simply keep them underdeveloped? Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-22/from-haiti-to-honduras-is-it-good-or-bad-if-u-s-justice-replaces-latin-american-justice Tim Padgett /news/2022-02-15/hondurans-there-and-here-applaud-possible-hernandez-extradition-he-made-honduras-more-dangerous Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández may be bound for the U.S. to face charges he aided drug gangs that force Hondurans to flee to the U.S. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:32:33 GMT /news/2022-02-15/hondurans-there-and-here-applaud-possible-hernandez-extradition-he-made-honduras-more-dangerous Tim Padgett /2022-02-15/former-honduras-president-is-arrested-as-u-s-looks-to-extradite-him-on-drug-charges U.S. prosecutors have repeatedly implicated Juan Orlando Hernández as a co-conspirator during his brother's 2019 drug trafficking trial, alleging that his political rise was fueled by drug profits. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:30:56 GMT /2022-02-15/former-honduras-president-is-arrested-as-u-s-looks-to-extradite-him-on-drug-charges The Associated Press /news/2022-02-03/senator-menendez-urges-biden-administration-to-designate-ex-honduran-president-a-drug-kingpin The Senate Foreign Relations chairman says evidence implicating Juan Orlando Hernández in narco-trafficking means he "endangered U.S. security." Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-03/senator-menendez-urges-biden-administration-to-designate-ex-honduran-president-a-drug-kingpin Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-12-02/when-should-journalists-unpack-the-d-word-and-call-the-dictators-what-they-are COMMENTARY On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, calling leaders like Nicolás Maduro "president" feels like complicity in their dark charade. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2021-12-02/when-should-journalists-unpack-the-d-word-and-call-the-dictators-what-they-are Tim Padgett /news/2021-11-30/honduras-looks-set-for-its-first-woman-president-what-could-it-mean-for-immigration Leftist Xiomara Castro is routing her conservative rival in the vote tally for Sunday's election. Can she improve Hondurans' lives — and stem migration to the U.S.? Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT /news/2021-11-30/honduras-looks-set-for-its-first-woman-president-what-could-it-mean-for-immigration Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez /news/2021-11-28/honduran-voters-want-to-protest-the-president-their-options-are-a-cast-of-characters Hondurans go to the polls Sunday, and many voters say they're undecided who they'll vote for. But one thing they do know is that they'll be casting a vote to punish the current National Party. Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:36:25 GMT /news/2021-11-28/honduran-voters-want-to-protest-the-president-their-options-are-a-cast-of-characters Carrie Kahn