It made me wonder what Bitcoin's role will/could be.
If it plays out like in the movie Children of Men, bitcoin would be the money of the fugees (refugees), since it becomes illegal to hire, buy from, or otherwise financially (or physicall) support them. Not sure about how some details would work -- the fugees have their phones and valuables taken by security forces or when they enter the gates. Essentially the fugees get "deplatformed" from the economy, like having a social credit score of zero.