The end to the mission would be “a total triumph for the corrupt,” he said. The U.S. government had been an outspoken supporter of the Maccih, and the State Department has called for the mission to continue as is. Weeks of large street demonstrations against the government had Hernández in a more tenuous position then. The migrant caravans that had originated in Honduras also stopped, though a new one was leaving San Pedro Sula Wednesday. "It basically gave the green light to corrupt government officials to reverse all the gains made in anti-corruption efforts.”

Source: International New York Times January 15, 2020 20:03 UTC