DHS Urges Florida to Detain Illegal Immigrant Accused of Drugging and Raping Woman After Night Out

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has urged Florida’s law enforcement agencies not to release a Cuban national facing serious allegations of drugging and raping a woman without authorization.

On June 18, Yusel Keoma Perez-Leyva, 42, was apprehended following accusations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted a woman after an evening spent at a nightclub.

According to the victim, Perez-Leyva, who was reportedly employed as an Uber driver during the time of the incident, allegedly administered drugs to her. The day after the supposed assault, she experienced soreness in her vaginal area, leading her to suspect that she had been raped.

Investigators analyzed surveillance footage that purportedly depicted Perez-Leyva carrying the seemingly intoxicated victim into his apartment, as reported by NBC Miami.

“This illegal alien from Cuba is charged with raping and kidnapping a woman in Miami,” said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “This sexual predator was released into our country by the Biden Administration. ICE has lodged a detainer against him, and because Florida cooperates with ICE, he will be turned over to ICE custody and never released into American communities again.”

Perez-Leyva is charged with kidnapping and sexual battery while a victim was physically incapacitated, according to jail records.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has asked the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (MDCR) not to release him without first notifying federal authorities.

News Media has reached out to the MDCR for comment.

Miami-Dade authorities, and Florida as a whole, generally cooperate with ICE and honor the agency’s detainers, unlike sanctuary jurisdictions in other states.

Perez-Leyva illegally entered the United States through Arizona in 2021 before being released by the Biden administration, DHS said.