A bill in U.S. Congress would sanction Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and prohibit the export of defense items such as tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets that Honduran security forces have deployed in recent years against protesters. Allegations linking Hernández to drug trafficking make his close relationship to the U.S. increasingly problematic, especially as the new Biden administration seeks to emphasize combating root causes of migration in Central America.
U.S. could sanction JOH (Feb. 24, 2021)
U.S. could sanction JOH (Feb. 24, 2021)
U.S. could sanction JOH (Feb. 24, 2021)
A bill in U.S. Congress would sanction Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and prohibit the export of defense items such as tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets that Honduran security forces have deployed in recent years against protesters. Allegations linking Hernández to drug trafficking make his close relationship to the U.S. increasingly problematic, especially as the new Biden administration seeks to emphasize combating root causes of migration in Central America.