Overview
- Trump said the countries would collaborate to counter cartels and drug traffickers and to deport unauthorized migrants and gang members.
- Asfura said the meeting was productive and that they agreed to seek greater investment and trade.
- After Asfura’s Jan. 12 meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the two governments announced plans to pursue a free trade deal.
- Asfura told reporters that Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans was discussed and remains pending, noting recent court action on DHS’s prior revocation.
- Trump highlighted his campaign endorsement of Asfura and had warned of aid cuts if he lost, and he previously pardoned ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who had been serving a U.S. drug-trafficking sentence.