This week, Honduras is supposed to have a new leader, and her name is Gilmara Castro.

She'll be the Central American country's first female president.

About time.

But La Presidenta has a daunting task in front of her.

Her countrymen continue to leave the nation, tired of poverty, government corruption, and violence,

and the legislative majority she was counting on

to help her reform Honduras, it's now gone.

I'm Gustavo Areano.

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Daily News from the L.A. Times.

It's Tuesday, January 25th, 2022.

Thank you. It's Tuesday, January 25th, 2022. For many Americans, Honduras conjures up images of mainly one thing, migrant caravans.

The throng of Honduran immigrants continues their trek under the blazing sun toward the U.S. border.

Mexican National Guardsmen in riot gear and Mexican immigration agents rounded up 800 Central American migrants.

President Trump says he's warned the president of Honduras.

If this large caravan of people heading toward the U.S. is not stopped and turned back,

that country will receive no more money from the U.S.

U.S. politicians have used these headlines to depict a small, faraway country as a menace

to our natural security.

Of course, the country is way more complex than that. So today, we'll talk about how Castro promises to solve her country's problems.

But in light of what's happening right now, the National Congress of Honduras, will she even get a chance?

Tensions were high when Hondurans went to the polls last November.

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