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Former illegal immigrant aide to AOC self-deports to Colombia amid questions about employment: report

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Diego de la Vega was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the United States as a 7-year-old in 2001 on a visitor's visa that he overstayed.

De la Vega worked for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., despite not being a U.S. citizen.

The news raises thorny questions about his employment status for the Queens -based congresswoman.

He praised the "freedom of movement" in Colombia after working in Congress despite being in the country illegally.