Human smugglers using TikTok, other social media to recruit drivers for Texas runs

Many of those drivers get the illicit gigs after responding to ads that pop into their social media feeds. Smugglers are using many of the traditional social media apps, even Telegram, which draws a more conservative audience. — Photo by Warren Wong on Unsplash

The TikTok video shows three men, presumably undocumented immigrants, lying side by side in what appears to be the backseat of a vehicle.

"Donde estan los choferes ke se la rifan?" the ad says in Spanish and slang: Where are the drivers willing to take risks? It promises instant payment for "the job" as it flashes dollar signs.