With a Porous Canadian-US Border, Human Traffickers Advertise Their Services on TikTok

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Border Czar Tom Homan is doing the Lord's work in shoring up our Southern border and rooting out the criminal illegals who have embedded themselves in our country. However, the Northern border still remains vulnerable. What makes it even more precarious is the need for Canadian support; support that President Donald Trump has had to coerce from the sitting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with threat of tariffs. 

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In the meantime, human traffickers are advertising on TikTok about the ease of getting into America from the north.

Maybe we should have rethought putting a pause on that TikTok ban.

Canadian traffickers are advertising an alleged human smuggling operation for illegals looking to enter the U.S. across the northern border openly on TikTok, according to a new report.

"cad to usa," reads a screenshot of a message from user @helper4731. ‘dm me.’

The account and several others like it were no longer accessible Monday. The legitimacy of the advertisements could not immediately be confirmed, but TikTok told Fox News Digital the videos had been removed because they violate the platform's community standards, which prohibit content that promotes any form of human smuggling. 

"The danger is they're gonna go where we're not," Rep. Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican and chairman of the Northern Border Security Caucus, told Fox News. "The northern border has had hundreds of crossings from people on the terrorist watch list." 

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It's extremely easy to cross over the Northern border and it's lucrative, as the New York Post explains.

For smugglers, the Canada-US border has long been viewed as an easy hustle.

Last year, The Post spoke to residents living alongside the border who testified to how often they see illegal crossings. 

It’s the longest land border in the world, and unlike the US-Mexico border, it’s largely unguarded outside of official crossing points, since much of it is wilderness. 

“They call it a border, but you can cross anytime you want,” said Shinder Purewal , a political scientist at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia.

“It’s really an undefended border. Nobody is on basically either side.” 

While reports indicate Northern border crossings (like Southern border crossings) have declined significantly, it is still a battle of wills and cartel money.

While the latest numbers show a decline in border crossings, officials remain vigilant. 

"I and many feel that it's because of the new administration and the message that this will not be tolerated. And that’s what people wanted, essentially," Trombley said.

However, law enforcement officers warn that some migrants are still making the journey. 

"Those people coming across illegally are attempting to elude police and border patrol," Leon noted.

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With Trump threatening tariffs on Canada, there continues to be strained goodwill. While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged earlier this month that Canada would be implementing a border plan, it may be a while before any results are seen.

I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border.  In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million.  Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together.

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Currently, it's a game of whack-a-mole as Homan, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and other ICE officials decide where resources can have the greatest impact. 

In late 2024, a videographer, traveler, and entrepreneur named Peter Santenello presented a mostly unvarnished assessment of what is happening on the Northern border. It's slightly less than an hour, but eye-opening, particularly in terms of the daunting task of covering an extremely wide and porous territory and the cost it enacts on law enforcement and on the citizenry of both Canada and the United States.

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