President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to take a major new step in the federal government’s border-security crackdown.
The Treasury Department has announced that federal officials will begin targeting remittances sent by illegal aliens out of the United States.
In a new statement, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said it will now flag all cross-border transfers above $2,000 as suspicious activity.
The aggressive move is aimed at cutting off the financial pipelines that illegal aliens rely on after working unlawfully inside the country.
In a statement, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John K. Hurley said:
“Money services businesses should be vigilant in identifying suspicious financial activity involving illegal aliens who present significant threats to national security and public safety.”
The alert notes that MSBs are required to file suspicious activity reports for any transaction of $2,000 or more when the business “knows, suspects, or has reason to suspect” a potential violation of law.
That includes the transfer of money derived from illegal employment or any other illicit activity inside the United States.
FinCEN linked the move to Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, issued by President Donald Trump as part of his push to remove Biden-era obstacles to enforcement.
A Major Financial Pressure Point
Remittances from migrants working illegally in the United States have become a major backbone of several Latin American economies.
Money sent back to Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, and El Salvador routinely exceeds foreign investment and dwarfs international aid, with some countries relying on U.S. remittances at levels comparable to their key export sectors.
A significant share of those remittances comes from illegal aliens employed off-the-books in the U.S. economy, meaning entire foreign governments are benefiting financially from weak American border enforcement.
The Treasury Department’s new alert signals an intention to cut that flow off at the source.
“[Treasury will] continue to protect the American people by faithfully upholding the laws of the United States,” Hurley said.
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The announcement follows heightened national outrage after an Afghan national, paroled into the U.S. under Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome, shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., killing one and critically injuring the other.
President Trump has responded by accelerating deportation operations and tightening federal scrutiny on all foreign nationals present in the country illegally.
Longstanding Policy Debate Returns to the Forefront
The idea of taxing or outright blocking remittances from illegal immigrants has circulated for years as a potential enforcement tool.
Supporters argue it would immediately:
• Reduce the financial incentive for illegal immigration
• Cut off revenue streams that fuel criminal cartels
• Force foreign governments to cooperate with U.S. border policy
Friday’s announcement indicates the Trump administration is now preparing to deploy that strategy at scale.
With remittances serving as a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to foreign economies, the new Treasury directive marks one of the most consequential financial enforcement actions in modern immigration policy and a signal that the administration intends to strike at every layer of the illegal-migration system, including the money sustaining it.
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