Stephen Dinan: How social media is reshaping border crime

Andy Parks From The Washington Times

Covering immigration like no other, Washington Times reporter Stephen Dinan is here to tell us about just a few of the big stories he broke this week. Up first, how social media is reshaping border crime. As Stephen reports, apps such as TikTok, Snapchat, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have upended the smuggling world. Connecting migrants with drivers, which used to be tricky in remote areas, is now as easy as messaging a GPS pin to the driver over one of the apps. Stephen also has a story about two soldiers arrested for alien smuggling in Texas after agents say they were caught with two illegal immigrants in the trunk of their car at a Border Patrol checkpoint, where they had hoped their military uniforms would get them through without inspection.