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Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment

Hernández was released from prison early, bypassing immigration detainers, and escorted to a $956-per-night luxury hotel, sparking bipartisan backlash over the unprecedented treatment.

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After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City.

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Juan Orlando Hernández woke up one morning in December and his eyes stopped seeing the grey sky of the “Mountain of Misery,” nicknamed for USP Hazelton, a maximum security prison that was home to the ex-mandator after being found guilty of conspiring to traffic 500 tons of cocaine into the United States. Now they contemplated a sanctuary of marble, Egyptian sheets, absolute silence, soft aromas, handcrafted furniture, classic elegance and impecc…

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“Undoubtedly, it’s a special treatment. It’s usually not.” After the release of an American media outlet, new details about the pardon and release of Juan Orlando Hernández came to light.

·San Pedro Sula, Honduras
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ProPublica broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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