AOC’s High-Level Hire of an Illegal Alien—Who Escaped ICE—Exposes a Pattern of Harboring Undocumented Immigrants in Violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a

There is speculation that de la Vega, who is reported to have earned significant income during his tenure with AOC, might continue to profit from his unlawful activities—securing taxpayer-funded benefits and generating additional income remotely from U.S.-based sources—even after his departure from the country.

There is the possibility of him continuing to work remotely for U.S. entities through “creative” payment methods:

His new life in Colombia could well allow him to work remotely, further obscuring any potential ties to unlawful activities within the United States. Moreover, there are concerns that he might have established benefit rights—rights that he may not be entitled to—through his prolonged illegal work history. Similar cases have been documented in the past, where individuals living illegally in the U.S. have continued to receive benefits long after leaving the country, often through fraudulent means.

An illustrative example involves a case I was once involved in where a 75-year-old man who, after working and living illegally in the U.S. for 40 years, retired to a home he had built in Mexico – while still receiving Social Security payments. Shortly after retiring, he moved back to Mexico, yet maintained [on paper only] an address in San Diego, where his son lived, to continue collecting benefits without tipping off the Government about his actual residency status. Such cases highlight a systemic issue where the exploitation of immigration loopholes not only undermines the integrity of federal programs but also cheats American taxpayers out of their due contributions.