1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Corruption in Honduras: End of the Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) Peter J. Meyer Specialist in Latin American Affairs January 23, 2020 On January 19, 2020, Honduran Presid
2、ent Juan Orlando Hernndez allowed the mandate of the Organization of American States (OAS)-backed Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) to expire. The U.S. Congress had provided significant financial and political support for the MACCIH throughout its four
3、-year mandate as the mission helped Honduran institutions deter and investigate high-level corruption. A bipartisan group of Members had also repeatedly called on President Hernndez to extend the missions mandate. The MACCIHs closure could negatively affect U.S. policy in Honduras, including efforts
4、 to address the underlying conditions driving high levels of irregular migration to the United States. More broadly, the closure may illustrate the challenges surrounding efforts to sustain anti-corruption measures in other countries. Corruption in Honduras According to many analysts, corruption in
