Venezuelan migrant influencer who sparked fury with TikTok squatting tips is a fugitive after fleeing ICE custody, as he posts snotty sobbing clip over his account being suspended

A Venezuelan migrant infamous for sharing tips on how to invade vacant homes and live off the US government is on the run from ICE, it's been revealed.

Leonel Moreno's TikTok account @leitooficial_25, where he had amassed half a million followers, has reportedly been suspended after his controversial videos went viral.

It has now emerged that Moreno has been on the run from immigration authorities since he crossed the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, illegally in April 2022, as reported by The New York Post. 

Moreno enrolled in the Alternatives to Detention program, which lets migrants on parole go free while officials track them until their next court date.

But Moreno, who now apparently lives near Columbus, Ohio, didn't show up for his court date in Miami in November, 2022, and is now listed as an 'absconder' from the program.

'We have witnessed yet another individual who was allowed entry into the US under the ATD program, only to abscond and make TikTok videos explaining how to break the law,' former ICE field office director John Fabbricatore told The Post. 

'The question stands - how many thousands more are out there unaccounted for after fleeing this program?'

DailyMail.com has reached out to ICE and TikTok for comment on this story. 

On Tuesday, Moreno posted several clips seemingly sobbing on a newly-created account, as he claimed he was being persecuted and threatened after his original TikTok account was suspended on Saturday.

'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!

'The want to silence me!' 

It appears Moreno does not plan on stopping his particular brand of content, as he shared a clip on Wednesday counting hundred dollar bills.

In one of his now-viral videos, Moreno instructed his followers how to 'invade' American homes and invoke squatter's rights, claiming that under US law, 'if a house is not inhabited, we can seize it.'

Moreno also made headlines in February, after he demanded Venezuelans unite to help a 15-year-old migrant accused of shooting a tourist and trying to kill a NYPD officer in Times Square.

The videos have been widely shared as Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country's collapse become one of the largest nationalities arriving at the US-Mexico border.

Venezuelans have taken to social media to denounce him as a troll, accusing him of using their situation to become an influencer while sparking hatred against migrants who plan on working for a better life in the US.

'He’s gone absolutely viral for all the wrong reasons and is a complete an utter embarrassment and disgrace to my home country,' wrote Daniel Laplana on X.

'I have nothing but contempt for the guy and his insufferable caricature of a Venezuelan migrant,' said Venezuelan-American Rafael Estruve, president of Houston Young Republicans.

'His charade is gross blend of incompetence and arrogance put on full display, and he is by far one of the absolute worst representations of Venezuelans on a public platform.' 

Others accused Moreno or 'rage baiting' many Venezuelans believe he is purposely trying to stoke anger in order to receive more views and be profitable on TikTok as the US receives record numbers of Venezuelans.

Indeed, the coverage helped Moreno increase his followings - back in February, when one of his videos first went viral, he had under 219,000 followers, about half what he had when his account was suspended last week.

On Friday, Moreno livestreamed himself sleeping, with as many as 270 people watching the static image and sending donations.

One of the comments left by his fans read: 'Making money while you sleep jajaja you are the best.'

Some of his other videos show him claiming he is begging for money on the streets with his baby daughter. Others show him bragging about using the financial aid he supposedly receives from the government for his toddler to buy himself a car.

In several clips Moreno shows viewers a the filthy area under a bridge that he claims would serve as a great living space while saving to rent a home.

Many of his fans appear to see Moreno as some sort of comedian, with comments claiming he is playing up the stereotype of a migrant in the US.

However, regardless of Moreno's intentions or real positions, his comments have sparked outrage among Americans already concerned with the crisis at the border, largely fueled by Venezuelans fleeing socialism.

One comment on Moreno's TikTok read: 'We Americans are going to vote for politicians in November that will deport you back to Venezuela as soon as possible.'

Another read: 'I hope they take away your baby and send you back to your country you're causing too much trouble.'

Venezuelans represent the largest displacement crisis in the world, with more than 7.7million people outside their nation - even larger than Ukrainians and Syrians. 

It's a rare case of massive migration from a country that is not at war but has seen one of the most extreme fortune reversals in recent history after the socialist takeover 20 years ago. 

Venezuela has suffered political, economic and humanitarian crises over the past decade making food and other necessities unaffordable for those who remain. The vast majority who fled settled in neighboring countries in Latin America, but many began coming to the United States in the last three years.