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Honduran Immigrants
Honduran Immigrants are a group of Hispanics that emigrate from Honduras to the United
States. Hondurans seek the same as other immigrants, an American dream that would help
support their families, keep them safe, and provide them with better living standards than in their
own home country. According to the World Bank, in 2014, 62.8% Hondurans were living in
poverty due to income inequality. These kinds of circumstances lead families in taking extreme
measures to support their families; so many times they immigrate to other countries. Around
more than 60% of the 573,000 Honduran immigrants live in the United States illegally. Having
Hondurans immigrate illegally to the United States can lead to deportation, court cases, and law
forms that can either affect their community in a positive or a negative way.
In addition, deportation has become a huge factor for many illegal immigrants. In many
cases, Honduran immigrants are denied bail and are detained without the right to obtain a lawyer.
However, on April 16, 2013, for the first time an immigration reform bill was introduced to the
senate in the 113th Unites States congress, the senate passed the bill, but the House of
Representatives revoked it and the bill discontinued. If the bill would have been enacted the
reform bill would have helped Honduran immigrants and other immigrants by gaining legal
status and eventually leading to citizenship. Even so, deportation continues to rise for Honduran
immigrants and as United States deports Honduran immigrants back to their home its taking
them down death row. Investigation has shown that Hondurans who have been deported have
been shortly murdered within days or months after their arrival. According to The Guardian, It
has been confirmed that in three separate cases Honduran men have been gunned down in their
hometowns just a couple of days from their arrival. Not only that, but in 2014, 83 deaths have
been confirmed after being deported back to their home. Besides deportation, some Supreme
Court cases have had a positive and negative affect on Honduran immigrants.
In many cases the Supreme Court declines to hear cases of Honduran immigrants. A court
case of Castro v. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revolved around 28 women and 33
young children between the ages of 2-17 from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala which
denied them an asylum and had them deported back to their country. These women who came
from Honduras and other states in Central America have immigrated to the U.S because they
were suffering from gender-based violence, including sexual assault, by men from whom they
could not escape (RT International, 2017) or targeted by gang members in their country because
they [were] single women residing without a man household member to protect them (RT
International, 2017). Nonetheless, these women were denied because they didnt hold enough
credible fear to keep them here in the United States. Another court case of Canales v. Novak,
were placed upon Honduran immigrants who had submitted prima facie for Temporary
Protective Status (TPS) and were denied, Novak (employee of TPS) didnt want to give them
benefits to receive temporary employment authorization due to the fact they were immigrants.
This court case succeeded and Honduran immigrants were given the TPS. Temporary Protective
Status is a form in which Honduran Immigrants benefit positively to stay in the U.S.
The Temporary Protective Status benefits many Honduran immigrants who deal with
domestic violence or experience some sort of danger in their home country. This temporarily
allows Hondurans to reside in the U.S with benefits of having a work permit, a place to live, and
the ability to apply to other forms that would allow them to remain in the U.S without fearing
deportation. This positively affects the Honduran community because it is helping those who
seek shelter from another country due to danger in their own country and allows them to live in
the U.S. The only downfall about this form is that it only gives this opportunity to those who
have experienced violence or threats. If a person is not a right candidate for this form they do
not get approved and could be in danger of deportation, but other than that I believe this is a
In conclusion, Honduran immigrants immigrate to the United States to seek a better life.
They leave due to dangers and poverty they face in their country. There have been a few court
cases that win Honduran immigrant circumstances that help them with their current status. Other
court cases however, lose and Honduran immigrants are deported back to their country. Many
times when living in the U.S as illegal immigrants they fear deportation, but those Hondurans
who are in fear of returning to their home have the opportunity to apply to the Temporary
Protective Status form. This allows them to live in the U.S for a certain amount of time with
benefits and without fearing deportation. Honduras is a place with one of the highest crime rates
in the world. Therefore, being able to apply to TPS gives them benefits and can later give them
the opportunity to become residents of this country and many even citizenship.
Citations
"Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines (% of Population)." The World Bank. The
World Bank Group, 2016. Web. 19 May 2017.
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC?locations=BS-HN.
Brodzinsky, Sibylla, and Ed Pilkington. "US Government Deporting Central American Migrants
to Their Deaths." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 12 Oct. 2015. Web. 19 May
2017. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/12/obama-immigration-
deportations-central-america.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Illegal Immigrants Denied Asylum. RT International,
18 Apr. 2017, www.rt.com/usa/385105-scotus-rejected-asylum-immigrants/. Accessed 19
May 2017.
Canales v. Novak. IM-NY-0010-9000. (NY, 2000), University of Michigan law School. 19 May
2017. https://www.clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=9590.