The Trump administration's Treasury Department imposed a rule requiring businesses near the US-Mexico border to report cash transactions over $200, down from $10,000, in an effort to combat cartel money laundering. Family-run businesses like Nachita's Grocery in El Paso, run for generations by owner Evangelina Ornelas in one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, say the policy has devastated immigrant communities, as customers fear the new reporting of personal information could expose them to immigration enforcement surveillance. Many elderly and undocumented residents have stopped using these services to pay bills or send money to family in Mexico, and the drop in foot traffic has also hurt the store's on-site kitchen, which relied on customers stopping in during transactions. Ornelas says she doesn't believe the policy has curbed money laundering, only made it harder for people to pay bills and support relatives, and the rule still faces legal challenges over privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns.