Using the example I gave above, the woman was in the US for 33 years and
had built her life there, then unexpectedly she is deported back to India,
when she landed there she must have had only what she had when she was
arrested in the US. Her bank account would not be recognised in India until
she went through the process of getting it transferred, thats not instant though.
The deportation is not unexpected because she is an illegal immigrant and also aware of the aggressive raids by (ICE) officials under the present government. If I were in her shoes, I would have made adequate preparations for my deportation because it can happen at anytime. Everything about my money in the form of fiat and crypto would have been kept in conditions that I can access them if I am deported. Just like others have said memorising the seed phrase or using encrypted cloud backup would be helpful in this condition,