'They come back with nothing': Archbishop from Limerick helps the thousands deported by the US

Limerick-born Archbishop Michael Lenihan is on the frontlines in Honduras, aiding migrants deported from the US with nothing

Archbishop Michael Lenihan: 'There is always so much work to be done with the migrants.' Photo: Tom Clarke

When Hondurans living in America are deported, many arrive on US government planes at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula in northwestern Honduras. 

“There are about 500 migrants coming in weekly in the last number of years,” says Archbishop Michael Lenihan, the 73-year-old Limerick native who has overseen the new diocese of San Pedro Sula since 2023.