Life comes at you fast, doesn't it?
A little over a week ago, I wrote about a guy on TikTok named Leonel Moreno, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela (although I did not know his name at the time) who was telling other illegals how to invoke squatters' rights on abandoned houses in America.
"The law says that the abandoned houses [that have] deteriorated and [are] in bad condition, we can get, repair, and live in it and if we can sell it, even ask for credits with it," Moreno said in the video that made him famous.
Just yesterday, my buddy Lincoln Brown wrote about another video featuring Moreno, this time on Instagram, where he is seen holding up a wad of Benjamins, bragging about how he was getting free money as an illegal immigrant, and telling those of us who work like normal people that we're all suckers.
"I came to the U.S. to mark my territory. You’re hurt because I make more than you without much work while you work like slaves, understand? That’s the difference between you and me," Moreno said in his Instagram video.
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Well, it looks like his luck has finally run out, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully caught him in Columbus, Ohio, as Bill Melugin and the Daily Mail reported.
BREAKING: ICE official tells me Venezuelan illegal alien “TikTok influencer” Leonel Moreno was arrested by ICE’s Fugitive Ops team in Columbus, Ohio today, and he is now in federal custody. ICE tells FOX Moreno previously crossed illegally into the U.S. in April 2022, and was… pic.twitter.com/agwxvOIzto
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 29, 2024
Believe it or not, Moreno has been in the United States as an illegal immigrant for almost two years, coming from Eagle Pass, Texas, in April 2022 and skipping a Miami court date in November of that year.
The only reason he wasn't caught until now was because he used to be smart and not post on social media/ I guess Moreno got too big for his pantalones and didn't install a VPN on his phone or use a burner.
According to the Daily Mail, Moreno at one point posted several videos crying about being a victim, because apparently he was under threat of death.
"I am in danger of death in the US! I need protection! I am being persecuted! My account has been blocked!" he said as liquid dropped from his nose. "My people, I need you to pay attention to what's happening because my family is on danger. They erased my TikTok accounts. I have received threats from powerful people. Help!" In another video, he added: "My people, they have gotten what they wanted! The envy has reached my family! Everything that's happening is because of your evilness!"
Yet not even his countrymen wanted anything to do with him, as "many Venezuelans have taken to social media to denounce Moreno, accusing him of exploiting their situation to become an influencer while sparking hatred against migrants who plan on working for a better life in the US."
Imagine being an illegal immigrant whom not even other illegal immigrants from your homeland like because of how much of an obnoxious punk you are.
