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EXCLUSIVE: DHS asks Florida not to release illegal immigrant accused of drugging, raping woman after clubbing
By Louis Casiano
Published June 25, 2026
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Florida authorities not to release an illegal immigrant accused of drugging and raping a woman.
Yusel Keoma Perez-Leyva, 42, a Cuban citizen, was arrested on June 18, after a woman claimed she had been drugged and sexually assaulted following a night of clubbing.
The woman alleged that Perez-Leyva, who was operating as an Uber driver, drugged her. A day after the alleged assault, she noticed soreness in her vaginal area, leading her to believe she had been raped.
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Yusel Keoma Perez-Leyva, 42, an illegal immigrant from Cuba, is accused or drugging and raping a woman, the Department of Homeland Security said. (Getty Images; Department of Homeland Security)
Surveillance video reviewed by investigators showed Perez-Leyva carrying the victim, who appeared inebriated, into his apartment, NBC Miami reported.
"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.
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Fox News Digital 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.
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