ICE apprehended an illegal migrant who gained notoriety on TikTok for encouraging others to invade people's homes.

In April 2022, Leonel Moreno arrived in the U.S. and was given alternatives to detention.

ICE apprehended an illegal migrant who gained notoriety on TikTok for encouraging others to invade people's homes.
ICE apprehended an illegal migrant who gained notoriety on TikTok for encouraging others to invade people's homes.

An ICE official has arrested a Venezuelan illegal immigrant influencer who gained popularity on TikTok for encouraging other migrants to invade people's homes.

ICE's Detroit field office arrested Leonel Moreno and he is now in federal custody, an ICE official informed Planet Chronicle. He was apprehended by the agency's fugitive ops team in Columbus, Ohio.

TikToker urges migrants to squat in U.S. homes
Venezuelan TikToker Leonal Moreno urged illegal immigrants to take over abandoned homes and invoke squatters' rights.  (TikTok/Screenshot/Leonal Moreno)

Earlier this week, Moreno's TikTok account, which had over half a million followers, went inactive, but his presence on Instagram remained.

"I contemplated invading a house in the US," he stated in the TikTok video. "I discovered that if a house is vacant, we can take it."

He had also mocked people who work for a living.

Leonel Moreno in three photos in montage
Leonel Moreno speaks to his followers in a combination of still images taken from video. (@Leitooficial_26/Instagram)

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Officials have informed Fox that although Venezuelans can still be deported to Mexico, many of them typically return to the US as "gotaways."

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