A man who was in the United States illegally and served as the deputy communications director for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has self-deported to Colombia, according to a report.
Originally from Ecuador, Diego de la Vega reportedly came to the U.S. at age 7 and spent 23 years in the country after he overstayed a visitor’s visa.
“It was very clear to me early on that our status was different,” de la Vega told Migrant Insider. “Even as a child, I understood what being illegal meant. We knew we had to protect ourselves.”
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