Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. prison officials released former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández after U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned him, Hernández's wife revealed Tuesday.
Trump announced his plans to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández in a Truth Social post Friday. A U.S. court convicted Hernández in 2024 of trafficking drugs to the United States and sentenced him to 45 years in prison and an $8 million fine.
Trump said Juan Orlando Hernández had been "treated very harshly and unfairly."
Citing prison records, the BBC reported Hernández was released from the high-security USP Hazelton prison in West Virginia.
Ana García de Hernández, the former president's wife, announced his release on social media Tuesday, thanking Trump for his freedom. Renato Stabile, Juan Orlando Hernández's attorney, also offered his thanks.
