He escaped to Australia in 1995 as one of 18 Timorese refugees who fled in a leaky boat and was detained at the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre in Derby, Western Australia.
hiː ɛskˈeɪpt tʊ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv æz wˈʌn ʌv ˈeɪtiːn tˈɪmoːɹs ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz hˌuː flˈɛd ɪn ɐ lˈiːki bˈoʊt ænd wʌz dɪtˈeɪnd æt ðə kˈɜːtɪn ˌɪmɪɡɹˈeɪʃən dɪtˈɛnʃən sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn dˈɜːbi, wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.