Venezuelan migrant influencer who sparked fury with TikTok squatting tips is being investigated on federal gun charges after brandishing assault rifle on Instagram

A Venezuelan 'migrant influencer' who advised migrants to squat in US citizens homes is facing potential federal firearms charges, according to reports. 

Leonel Moreno, who recently posed with a firearm on his popular Instagram account, has been flagged to Immigration and Customs Enforcement by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the New York Post reported. 

ICE are now considering filing firearm charges against Moreno, according to internal federal documents seen by the Post. 

Sources told the Post the charges likely relate to violations of the Gun Control Act which prevents parolees from possessing, shipping, transporting or receiving firearms or ammunition. 

Moreno is currently in federal custody after failing to turn up to mandatory check-ins with officers as part of a a Biden administration-approved parole scheme after he entered the country illegally in 2022. 

He was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, on March 29 and is being held at The Geauga County Jail on behalf of ICE.

Any possible further charges would 'escalate' the case against Moreno, former ICE field office director John Fabbricatore told the Post. 

'Charges under [Gun Control Act section] 922.g are a serious matter and can result in significant legal consequences for Moreno.

'This should be a warning to any illegal aliens that possessing a firearm unlawfully will result in criminal charges and hopefully lead to a conviction,' Fabbricatore explained. 

In recent social media posts Moreno brandished a large firearm in a gun store and asking his followers which weapon they like best. 

'Thank God I already have my license,' he said in one post.

'If you want a gun you can buy them in stores,' he explained in another.

Other posts showed him waving fistfuls of cash claiming to have benefitted from government programs.