It is nothing short of an invasion, and the perpetrator even admits it himself. “I have thought about invading a house in the United States,” a man identified as Venezuelan migrant Leonal Moreno said in a TikTok video. “I found out that there is a law that says that if a house is not inhabited, we can seize it.”
The video of Moreno speaking directly to illegal immigrants identifying how they can take advantage of squatting laws and stay in American homes went viral.
Speaking in Spanish, Moreno brags his next business would be “invading” abandoned houses. He claimed that some of his African friends have told him they have already taken seven homes in the U.S.
Moreno also said that for migrants to avoid living on the street and not be a “public burden,” the law says deteriorated homes can be acquired by others, repaired and lived in. The man also claimed the new inhabitants can then sell the house.
Fox News writes, “squatters and tenants’ rights laws vary across the country, with some states providing protection for non-paying individuals, allowing them to occupy a property for extended periods. In areas where complex laws bar police from taking action, homeowners have few options to reclaim their property beyond pursuing a civil case, which can take months.”
This is not Moreno’s first bout of attention. The TikToker previously his 500,000 followers to “unite” and pay the fines of a 15-year-old migrant who allegedly shot a tourist in Times Square.
“I invite you to find [his] mother and [for] all of us to unite to pay the fines [so] that the young Venezuelan feels that he’s not alone during difficult moments. Remember that up there there’s a God who sees everything [down here],” the Venezuelan TikToker said in the video that achieved over 2.5 million views.
