The United States has deported nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala this year and sent at least dozens more to Honduras, according to official data, marking a shift from earlier practice of sending Mexican deportees directly back to Mexico. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said the deportees arrive on planes as part of a 'transit stopover' before being bused into Mexico within 24 hours, an arrangement coordinated with and partly funded by Mexican authorities. Mexico's National Migration Institute confirmed the practice, saying the goal is to prevent these individuals from crossing back into U.S. territory. Immigration lawyers and rights groups say the tactic may be used to pressure Mexico and to circumvent court orders barring deportation of asylum seekers back to Mexico.