Honduras · Politics
Key Facts
—Pardon announcement Donald Trump announced a “full and complete pardon” for Juan Orlando Hernandez on November 28, 2025, formally granting it on December 1, 2025.
—Original US sentence Hernandez was convicted in March 2024 in US federal court of conspiring to smuggle cocaine and possessing machine guns, receiving a 45-year prison term.
—Release from custody Hernandez was released from USP Hazelton in West Virginia early on December 2, 2025, after the pardon was granted.
