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Migrant Smuggling ‘Influencers’ Advertising Their Services Have Tens of Thousands of Followers on YouTube and TikTok

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Migrant smuggling “influencers” advertising their services have tens of thousands of followers on YouTube and TikTok, a new report has revealed.

According to a report from the New York Post, “the cartel-linked human smugglers, known as coyotes in Spanish, post high-quality promo videos showing them escorting migrants across rivers and customers smiling inside secret ‘stash houses’ once purportedly over the border.”

Soy Xulen, whose YouTube handle is @ELINMIGRANTEAVENTURERO, which translates to “the migrant adventurer,” told a reporter from the Post that he charges 180,000 Mexican pesos (around $10,500) to help someone illegally cross the border.

Xulen’s YouTube channel has nearly 13 million views and claims to be “documenting the migrant experience.”

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