The Trump administration has confirmed the deportation of Leonel Moreno, a Venezuelan unlawful alien who went viral final yr for creating TikTok movies instructing different illegals on exploit U.S. squatting legal guidelines by occupying vacant properties.
A fast response account for the administration shared a submit about Moreno, who refers to himself on-line as “the migrant influencer,” together with the replace.
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He has been deported https://t.co/OrDNB7jN8W
— Speedy Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 28, 2025
The replace included a waving emoji.
“I didn’t cross the Rio Grande to work like a slave,” Moreno mentioned in one in every of his viral TikTik movies. “I got here to the U.S. to mark my territory.”
In line with studies, Moreno illegally entered the U.S. on April 23, 2022, at Eagle Cross, Texas. He was positioned in ICE’s Options to Detention program however didn’t report inside 60 days, resulting in his arrest in March 2024.
An Ohio decide ordered Moreno to be deported in September, however Venezuela was refusing to just accept deportation flights at the moment.
The Trump administration revoked Short-term Protected Standing for Venezuelans on February 1. The president has additionally secured an settlement with Venezuelan chief Nicolas Maduro for him to take his individuals again.
