Honduran President Threatens To Expel U.S. Troops Over Proposed Deportations

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Honduran President Xiomara Castro has threatened to close U.S. bases in the country, calling on the incoming Trump administration to refrain from deporting Honduran migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.

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00:00Honduran President Xiomara Castro has threatened to shut down U.S. military bases in her country

00:06if mass numbers of Honduran migrants are deported under the incoming Trump administration.

00:12Frente a una actitude hostil de expulsión masiva de nuestros hermanos, tendríamos que

00:19considerar un cambio en nuestras políticas de cooperación con Estados Unidos, especialmente

00:25en el campo militar.

00:28Castro made the statement during her New Year's address.

00:31She says the U.S. has maintained military bases in Honduras without a payment arrangement.

00:38Hondurans are the biggest demographic filing for asylum in the U.S., a category of migrants

00:43President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to deport.

00:47Trump made migrants from Honduras and other Central American countries a central election

00:52campaign issue in 2024.

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