Homeowners are facing off with thousands of squatters invading their houses across the nation, leading to a rise in standoffs between property owners and criminals.

When a viral video of Venezuelan migrant and TikTok influencer Leonel Moreno encouraging others to takeover empty American homes circulated recently, the plight of the homeowner’s rights reached a fever pitch.

In New York, homeowner Adele Andaloro inherited the home of her parents when they died, and as she was in the process of preparing the home to sell it, the locks for her home suddenly changed. She discovered that squatters had moved into her house in February. In the state of New York, squatters have rights after 30 days.