Hondurans Die in Illegal Trips
The Honduran Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday that 157 nationals have died and 76 injured so far this year trying to illegally reach the US.

Ministry director for consular affairs, Francisco Martinez, noted that Hondurans involved in illegal trips heading to the US face multiple risks. "Of the 76 injured, 24 were crippled trying to get on trains in Mexico," he exemplified.

Every hour, nine Hondurans leave the country to go to the US illegally S via Guatemala and México, but only one percent reaches the final destination, he noted.

Martinez explained there are 800,000 Honduran nationals living in the US, of which 460,000 have legal residence and 85,000 benefit from a temporary residence law.