Migrant influencer mocks US taxpayers who 'work like slaves' in latest videos

The mugshot of a migrant influencer currently on the lam in the US after fleeing immigration officials surfaced for the first time Thursday as the freeloading Venezuelan took to social media again to mock American taxpayers for working like slaves.

Leonel Moreno, who has made a name for himself on TikTok by encouraging others to invade the US and squat at the homes of citizens, skipped out on ICE authorities soon after crossing the southern border into Texas illegally in 2022.

The Venezuelan national was originally enrolled in the Alternatives to Detention program and was cut loose on parole due to a lack of space in detention facilities.    4 Leonel Moreno, the illegal immigrant “migrant influencer” who has urged his followers to use squatter laws to take over vacant American homes, took to Instagram Wednesday to mock American taxpayers. Leonel Moreno/Instagram

He was quickly listed as an absconder from the program when he failed to show up for a later court date, internal ICE records show.

In his original mugshot, which was first obtained by DailyMail.com, the so-called migrant influencer can be seen staring blankly ahead a far cry from the gleeful social media videos hes been posting since being on the run.

It comes as a defiant Moreno posted a flurry of videos to Instagram on Wednesday of himself flashing wads of cash the same day he was booted from TikTok over similar content.

“I didn’t cross the Rio Grande to work like a slave,” Moreno said in one of the five Instagram clips. “I came to the US to mark my territory.”

As he waved a stack of $100 bills in front the camera, the fugitive migrant claimed to have enough money to support himself, his wife and baby for at least 18 months without having to work. 4 In a series of five clips, Moreno flaunted a stack of cash and bragged about not having to work. @leitooficial_25/Tiktok

“You’re hurt because I make more than you without much work while you work like slaves, understand?” Moreno said. “That’s the difference between you and me. I’m always going to make lots of money without much work, and you’re always going to be exploited and miserable and insignificant.” see also Leonel Moreno, ‘migrant influencer’ encouraging others to invade US and squat at homes, is now on the run from authorities

He later shrugged off his TikTok ban, insisting: Yes, they closed my TikTok account, but I keep earning on Facebook and on Instagram,” he said. “I won’t earn the same, but I am going to get my TikTok account back. I am going to keep earning money.”

Prior to being shut down, Moreno had boasted roughly 500,000 TikTok followers. His Instagram, which was still active as of Thursday, has 17,500 followers.

In the internal ICE records, immigration officials noted that Moreno has been on national news for being viral on TikTok encouraging illegal immigration.

The firebrand influencer, who frequently boasts of his earnings from begging for cash and obtaining food stamps, has also taken to informing other migrants how they can seize homes using squatters rights.

While local and immigration authorities say they are unaware of Morenos current location, he appears to be hiding in plain sight having posted on video in front of a local police car in Gahanna, Ohio.

John Fabbricatore, a former ICE field office director for the agency, told The Post this week that migrants who abscond from the Alternatives to Detention program are likely not going to be tracked down by the feds — and will probably only come onto ICEs radar again if theyre arrested by local cops. 4 Moreno also mocked fellow migrants who come to the U.S. to work cleaning, construction and landscaping jobs. Leonel Moreno/Instagram 4 In prior videos, Moreno claimed that his family received $350 a week in government handouts since entering the U.S. illegally and has been raking in up to $1,000 a week. Leonel Moreno/Instagram

The ICE Alternatives to Detention program, despite its multi-billion-dollar budget, is failing to meet necessary standards and has alarmingly high absconder rates. ICE fails to track down absconders and instead just removes them from the program, Fabbricatore said.