Juan Orlando Hernández
Juan Orlando Hernández | |
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.jpg) Hernández in 2015 | |
| 38th President of Honduras | |
| In office 27 January 2014 – 27 January 2022 | |
| Vice President |
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| Preceded by | Porfirio Lobo Sosa |
| Succeeded by | Xiomara Castro |
| President of the National Congress | |
| In office 25 January 2010 – 25 January 2014 | |
| Vice President | Lena Gutiérrez |
| Preceded by | José Alfredo Saavedra (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Oliva |
| Deputy of the Lempira Department | |
| In office 25 January 1998 – 25 January 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado 28 October 1968 Gracias, Lempira, Honduras |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) |
Ana García Carías (m. 1990) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives |
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| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Honduras (BL) |
| Website | Official website |
| Criminal status | Pardoned (2025) |
| Allegiance | Sinaloa Cartel |
| Conviction(s) | Drug and arms trafficking (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | 45 years in federal prison |
| Details | |
| Country | Honduras United States |
Date apprehended | 15 February 2022 |
| Imprisoned at | USP Hazelton |
Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado (es; born 28 October 1968)[1][2] or JOH, is a Honduran former politician and lawyer who served as the 38th president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022.[3][4]
On 7 February 2022, Hernández was being investigated for corruption and drug trafficking.[5] The U.S. government requested an extradition against him for his involvement with narcotics on 14 February.[6][7][8] After issuing an extradition warrant, Hernández decided to surrender to US authorities on February 15, 2022.[9] A day later, Hernández was arrested at his home in Tegucigalpa.[10]
On 21 April 2022, Hernández was extradited to the United States.[11] On 8 March 2024, Hernández was convicted of three counts of drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy and faces mandatory minimum sentence of 40 years in prison.[12]
On June 26, 2024, Juan Orlando Hernández, was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug trafficking and firearms offenses in a US federal court.[13] Hernández was released from prison on 2 December 2025 after being pardoned by President Donald Trump during the 2025 election.[14][15]
References
- ↑ "Special Series: The Rise and Fall of Honduras Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández". InSight Crime. 2025-12-05. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Juan Orlando Hernández". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Indicted on Drug-Trafficking and Firearms Charges, Extradited to the United States from Honduras". www.justice.gov. Archived from the original on 2026-01-04. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 400 Tons of Cocaine and Related Firearms Offenses". www.justice.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Juan Orlando, empresario y político que sueña con gobernar Honduras". Elheraldo.hn. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ↑ "Juan Orlando Hernández Pardon: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy". wola. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Indicted on Drug-Trafficking and Firearms Charges, Extradited to the United States from Honduras". The United States Department of Justice. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ↑ "Trump says he will pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez for drug trafficking sentence - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Ex-Honduras president agrees to extradition to the US". CNN. February 15, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ "El expresidente hondureño Hernández es capturado tras la petición de EE.UU. por narcotráfico". EFE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ↑ Brigida, Anna Catherine; Sieff, Kevin; Sheridan, Mary Beth; Chaoul, Alejandra Ibarra (April 21, 2022). "Honduras ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández extradited to U.S." The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ Ernst, Jeff (March 8, 2024). "'He paved a cocaine superhighway': ex-Honduran president convicted in New York trafficking trial". The Guardian. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Cohen, Luc (June 26, 2024). "Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction". Reuters. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon". AP News. 2025-12-02. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Trump says he will pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez for drug trafficking sentence - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
Other websites
- Biography by CIDOB Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)