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'I didn't know where DR Congo was': Latin Americans deported by US tell BBC of their shock
Key takeaways
- He says he had a work permit, and had been granted protection from deportation under Article 3 of the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT).
- But suddenly Cubillos was put on a flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo, some 10,700 km (6,700 miles) away from his wife and four children in Florida.
- I thought they were just threats," he told BBC Mundo.
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Norberto Paredes BBC News Mundo Courtesy image Carlos Rodelo (left) and Jorge Cubillos are among a group of 15 people from Colombia, Peru and Ecuador held in a hotel in DR Congo For eight years, Jorge Cubillos worked to build a new life in the US, after fleeing threats in his home country of Colombia.
He says he had a work permit, and had been granted protection from deportation under Article 3 of the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT).
But suddenly Cubillos was put on a flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo, some 10,700 km (6,700 miles) away from his wife and four children in Florida.
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