Viral TikTok Hoax Uses Fake Tour Site To Highlight Migrant Rights

The fake alligator tour website created by a TikToker leads MAGA supporters to migrant aid resources instead of an actual tour.

A TikTok comedian is drawing attention to migrant rights by duping MAGA supporters with a satirical tour website, as reported by The Latin Times (LT).

Lisandra Vazquez operates the fake tour company “Terri’s Tourz,” which promises to guide visitors through the Trump administration’s migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, nicknamed online as “Alligator Alcatraz”.

The parody website promotes fake “VIP” tour packages, along with an alligator adoption option for $4,547. Vazquez’s character, “Terri,” stars in a satirical video claiming that visitors could win a gift card to a “non-DEI business” if their adopted alligator eats a migrant.

But instead of selling anything, the site redirects users to real nonprofit organizations, such as the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Border Kindness, which provide legal and financial assistance to migrants.

“Please resist the urge to put your email in unless you want to be considered one of them,” Vazquez warned fans, after adding a pop-up that asks for emails in exchange for 20% off the fake tours. She said she’s received over 6,000 visits so far, as reported by LT.

The real detention center has drawn criticism from environmentalists and human rights advocates. Built in the Everglades near Miccosukee and Seminole tribal lands, the facility faces scrutiny for environmental damage and alleged mistreatment of detainees, as reported by the AP.

The Trump administration claims the facility is necessary, stating it supports national security and can house up to 5,000 migrants, as reported by Reuters. Through satire, Vazquez aims to draw attention to the harsh realities migrants face in such detention centers.