Honduras Threatens to Close US Military Base in Response to Mass Deportation Plan

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The United States has maintained a military presence in Honduras since the 1980s.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro said she would consider shutting down a U.S. military base if the incoming Trump administration implements the mass deportation of Honduran nationals.

In a televised speech on Wednesday, Castro urged President-elect Donald Trump to engage in โ€œconstructive and friendlyโ€ dialogue rather than resorting to โ€œunnecessary reprisalsโ€ against Honduran citizens.

Honduras is among the countries with the largest numbers of citizens illegally residing in the United States.

The latest available data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security suggest that approximately 560,000 Honduransโ€”almost 5 percent of the Central American countryโ€™s populationโ€”were living in the United States as illegal immigrants as of 2022.

โ€œFaced with a hostile attitude of massive expulsion of our brothers, we would have to consider a change in our policies of cooperation with the United States, especially in the military field,โ€ Castro said. โ€œWithout paying a cent for decades, they maintain military bases in our territory, which in this case would lose all reason for existing in Honduras.โ€

She was referring to Soto Cano Air Base, located about 50 miles northwest of the capital city of Tegucigalpa.

Originally known as Palmerola Air Base, the facility was established in 1982 under a military partnership agreement dating back to 1954. It currently hosts over 500 U.S. military personnel and an equal number of U.S. and Honduran civilians.

The base serves as the headquarters for Joint Task Force-Bravo, which began as a temporary expeditionary force but has since evolved into an indefinite military presence. In addition to regional security operations, the task force conducts a range of humanitarian missions including aid distribution, disaster relief, medical services, infrastructure development, and training for local police and firefighters.

The United States has provided significant humanitarian support to Honduras over the decades.

From the financial year 2020 to 2023, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) delivered over $785 million in bilateral, regional, and humanitarian assistance to Honduras, according to the State Department. In 2023, an additional $42.5 million of USAID money was allocated to Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, USAID said in a 2023 statement.

Byย Bill Pan

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