Repatriation

The term repatriation refers to the conversion or exchange of foreign currency into someone's home currency. In a larger context, the term refers to anything or anyone that returns to its country of origin, which can include foreign nationals, refugees, or deportees. In most cases, in the financial industry, it involves moving money back after someone returns home after living or working abroad. President Eisenhower’s 1955 mass feportation returned over a million illegal Mexican aliens.