Honduras Migration & Identity Tech: The U.S. is pushing border screening farther south, helping Guatemala build a national biometric system for fingerprints, facial images and iris scans, with data-sharing links to Northern Triangle police and partners like Belize and Colombia—aimed at making migrants identifiable and flaggable across multiple stops before reaching Mexico or the U.S. Asylum Pressure on Honduras: UNHCR reports 262,913 Hondurans abroad needed international protection in 2025, while Honduras also saw a jump in asylum requests from foreigners—716 applications in 2025, quadruple prior records—reflecting Honduras’ growing role as transit and, at times, a destination. Regional Remittances: Central America’s remittances kept rising in early 2026, with Honduras receiving $4.134 billion (up 14.3%) despite a new U.S. 1% tax on certain money transfers. U.S. Immigration Court Fight: In Arizona, immigrant children challenged Trump-era deportation efforts in federal court, with a judge pushing hearings to allow legal counsel. Trade & Tariffs: A U.S. forced-labor tariff hearing began in Washington for 60 countries, with possible added 10% to 12.5% duties.