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TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

  • TikTok has become essential for smugglers and migrants due to decreased legal pathways to the U.S.
  • A study by the United Nations in 2023 found that 64% of migrants they interviewed had access to a smartphone during their journey to the U.S.
  • The U.N. Reported that smuggling networks are becoming more sophisticated and evasive, challenging government authorities.
  • Smugglers openly taunt authorities in videos on TikTok, with some even mocking politicians.
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TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

Social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers and migrants alike. The videos posted by smugglers offer a rare look inside a long elusive industry and the narratives used by trafficking networks to fuel migration north.

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TV Azteca broke the news in on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
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