Overview

• Chinese migrants are utilizing TikTok videos for instructions on finding gaps in the U.S. border wall and hiring smugglers.
• A significant increase in Chinese immigrants seeking political asylum has been observed, with many crossing through a gap near Jacumba, California.
• Approximately 37,000 Chinese nationals were apprehended at the U.S. border in 2023, with over half granted asylum.
• TikTok claims to prohibit human smuggling content, stating that 93% of human trafficking content is proactively removed from the platform.
• The failure of a new bipartisan border bill in Congress has intensified the debate over immigration reform ahead of the 2024 election.