A report based on interviews with 364 people in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica documents the experiences of migrants deported from or forced to return by the U.S. and Mexico, finding that 44% were detained or deported by the U.S., 20% by Mexico, and 34% forced to return due to fear of detention. Interviewees reported torture, cruelty, family separation, denial of food and water, excessive force, and degrading treatment during detention and deportation. The report, released by the American Friends Service Committee with groups including the Jesuit Service for Migrants and Refugees International, says U.S. "externalized migration" policies and cuts to humanitarian and development funding have worsened conditions. It cites U.S. Department of Homeland Security data showing more than 2 million foreign nationals had left the U.S. as of Oct. 27, 2025, including about 527,000 through forcible deportation and 1.6 million through self-deportation driven by fear of expulsion.