Honduran President Xiomara Castro has threatened to evict US military forces from a major base if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to unleash a mass-deportation policy targeting illegal immigrants. An estimated five percent of the Honduras population lives in America.
“Faced with a hostile attitude of mass expulsion of our brothers, we would have to consider a change in our policies of cooperation with the United States, especially in the military arena,” Castro said in a New Year’s day address. In office since January 2022 and a member of the leftist Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) Party, Castro’s husband Manuel Zelaya was president from 2006 until he was removed in a 2009 coup.
Honduras President Xiomara Castro just issued a threat to President Trump, saying she’ll shutdown U.S. military bases if he deports Honduran nationals. She should be worried about being extradited for being a drug trafficker and money launderer. pic.twitter.com/aURXxKKa1q
— lilibell 🇺🇸🇺🇸⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@lilibellmia) January 3, 2025
Castro’s remarks were cheered by many, but some Honduran politicians hesitated to endorse the pre-emptive threat on a Trump administration that hasn’t even taken power yet, while others condemned it. Among the detractors was likely November 2025