Trump Admin Says Illegal Alien TikTok Influencer Who Went Viral for Encouraging Squatting Has Been Deported

by Cassandra MacDonald Mar. 29, 2025 1:00 pm



The Trump administration has confirmed the deportation of Leonel Moreno, a Venezuelan illegal alien who went viral last year for creating TikTok videos instructing other illegals on how to exploit U.S. squatting laws by occupying vacant homes.

A rapid response account for the administration shared a post about Moreno, who refers to himself online as “the migrant influencer,” along with the update.




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He has been deported



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NEW: TikToker is going viral by telling illegal immigrants how to "invade" homes in America thanks to progressive squatting laws

Remarkable.

"We can invade a house in the USA, what do you think about this new law?" a video from one TikTok user read.

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The update included a waving emoji.

“I didn’t cross the Rio Grande to work like a slave,” Moreno said in one of his viral TikTik videos. “I came to the U.S. to mark my territory.”

According to reports, Moreno illegally entered the U.S. on April 23, 2022, at Eagle Pass, Texas. He was placed in ICE’s Alternatives to Detention program but failed to report within 60 days, leading to his arrest in March 2024.

An Ohio judge ordered Moreno to be deported in September, but Venezuela was refusing to accept deportation flights at that time.

The Trump administration revoked Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans on February 1. The president has also secured an agreement with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro for him to take his people back.

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