As the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown and legal protections for migrants shrink, Central American immigrants are sending more money to their home countries driven by uncertainty, fear of deportation, and the looming implementation of a new tax on remittances.
Remittance storefronts across the U.S., particularly in areas with large Central American populations, have seen a surge in activity as immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala wire more money back home, anticipating they may soon lose access to their savings if deported or forced to leave, he Washington Post noted in a new report.
