Matchmaking latency/region issues when matching with party

I've noticed there is an issue with the matchmaking system when joining a match with friends. When we matchmake together/move onto a new map, it will put us all in a region that is in Asia. This is based on all of the names being chinese character, players speaking other languages, and the ping being 180. We are all on the west coast of the US.

Now it gets weird. When I match alone, I have no issues finding and playing on west coast servers. My friends can join and its all good for that one match. As soon as it matches and goes to the next map, we are sent back to the Asian lobbies. We all live within miles of each other.

We didnt experience this issue in the beta. I'm not sure if Starlink is causing weird routing issues or what. Anyone have any ideas or have experienced this?

I should also add that when my friends host the party it doesnt make a difference. We always end up in these Asian servers. When they join on their own, they are on west coast US.