▁the ▁A xis ▁powers ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁American ▁national s , ▁or ▁were ▁given ▁leave ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁Of ▁the ▁ret ur ne es , ▁ 1 5 ▁were ▁eventually ▁interview ed ▁on ▁their ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁intern ment ▁cam ps . ▁Re pat ri ation ▁was ▁particularly ▁difficult ▁for ▁returning ▁dep orte es ▁who ▁would ▁lose ▁everything ▁through ▁the ▁intern ment , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Hugo ▁Dro ege , ▁whose ▁farm ▁in ▁Gu atem ala ▁had ▁been ▁seized ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁for ci b ly ▁taken ▁to ▁America . ▁Party ▁t ies ▁prior ▁to ▁deport ation ▁often ▁made ▁rep atri ation ▁difficult , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Dro ege , ▁and ▁some ▁others , ▁affili ations ▁with ▁the ▁Naz i ▁party , ▁called ▁by ▁Dro ege ▁“ not ▁real ▁membership ” ▁ha unted ▁them ▁beyond ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁deport ed ▁German ▁Latin ▁Americans ▁who ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁South ▁America ▁saw ▁great ▁difficulty ▁in ▁continu ing ▁life ▁the ▁same . ▁Many ▁countries ▁had ▁adopted ▁strict ▁anti - N azi ▁and ▁anti - G erman ▁policies , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁govern ments ▁se izing ▁German ▁hold ings ▁across ▁Latin ▁America . ▁Re pat ri ation ▁took ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁returning ▁home , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁becoming ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁again , ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁took ▁longer ▁than ▁many ▁would ▁have ▁hoped . ▁ ▁After math ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math