If he is from Honduras and does not have a license, it probably means that he never filed for Temporary Protected Status. There are certain requirements that must be met, and he may not meet the physical presence in the U.S. requirement (since 1999).
TPS for Hondurans would have given him an Employment Authorization Card. With that he would have been able to obtain his Social Security number, driver license, and an advance parole document that would have allowed him to travel to Honduras for an emergency and return to the U.S. without triggering a bar.
He probably Entered Without Inspection, so if he leaves the U.S. without any type of parole document he will automatically trigger a bar. If he has been in the U.S. for more that 180 days while out of status he is barred from returning to the U.S. for 3 years. If he has been present in the U.S. for more than 1 year while out of status he is barred for 10 years. A way to get around the bar is to be sponsored by a family member and qualify for a waiver.
If he is young and came to the U.S. before he was 16 years old he should look into Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
I strongly suggest that he sets up a meeting with an Immigration Attorney. Consultations usually take 1 hour and cost anywhere from $100 to $250. The attorney would know the right questions to ask about his background and confirm if there is anything that can help him right now. Even if he has no options, the attorney can guide him on what to do if he is ever picked up by ICE and will tell him if he has no options so that he does not end up being scammed by a Notario. I have seen too many cases where good people have ended up in deportation proceedings, or are now barred from receiving an immigration benefit because a Notario filed a case that they shouldn't have.
Immigration Reform looks dead, but the piecemeal approach is still being considered.
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