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DHS says Honduras' March 2025 extradition was first-ever U.S. homicide extradition

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Historical extradition records and Honduran/U.S. government archives show no prior extraditions from Honduras to the U.S. for homicide before March 2025.

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The Department of Homeland Security announced that Eswin Mejia, convicted of motor vehicle homicide and flight to avoid arrest in the 2016 drunk-driving death of 21-year-old Sarah Root, was sentenced to 20–22 years in prison on February 2, 2026. DHS credited Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with extraditing Mejia from Honduras in March 2025—the first Honduran extradition to the U.S. for homicide—and noted that Sarah’s Law was added as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act. Secretary Kristi Noem and the department framed the sentencing as the result of a decade-long effort to secure justice for Root’s family.
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Unable to access sufficient primary-source documents and credible archives to conclusively verify whether any Honduran extradition to the U.S. for homicide occurred before March 2025. Several reputable sources report the March 2025 extradition of Eswin Mejia from Honduras for vehicular homicide; however, evidence of earlier extraditions (for homicide or murder) is inconsistent across available press releases and embassy notices (some sites returned access errors). Recommend rechecking Justice Department, U.S. Embassy (Tegucigalpa), Honduran government judicial records, and major U.S. federal press releases for a conclusive determination.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Mar 05, 2026
  2. Scheduled follow-up · Feb 09, 2026overdue
  3. Completion due · Feb 09, 2026
  4. Update · Feb 03, 2026, 11:54 AMTech Error
    Unable to access sufficient primary-source documents and credible archives to conclusively verify whether any Honduran extradition to the U.S. for homicide occurred before March 2025. Several reputable sources report the March 2025 extradition of Eswin Mejia from Honduras for vehicular homicide; however, evidence of earlier extraditions (for homicide or murder) is inconsistent across available press releases and embassy notices (some sites returned access errors). Recommend rechecking Justice Department, U.S. Embassy (Tegucigalpa), Honduran government judicial records, and major U.S. federal press releases for a conclusive determination.
  5. Update · Feb 03, 2026, 11:17 AMTech Error
    Tooling issue: search results could not locate authoritative records confirming whether any extraditions from Honduras to the U.S. for homicide occurred prior to March 2025; retry later.
  6. Original article · Feb 02, 2026
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