The Iraqi government has condemned the United States' practice of deporting migrants to third countries, calling it a violation of national sovereignty, as the Trump administration escalates its mass deportation campaign. The US has sent approximately 2,284 Mexican nationals to Guatemala this year — despite Mexico consistently accepting its own citizens back directly — with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo confirming the deportees are transited through his country and returned to Mexico within 24 hours. Human rights groups have condemned the policy as an intimidation tactic, while the US Department of Homeland Security defended it as part of what it calls "the largest deportation operation in history."