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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that a Kentucky Lyft driver accused of sexually assaulting a mother of four during a ride to a doctor’s appointment is an illegal immigrant from Cuba.
Yordan Diaz Vera, 34, of Louisville, is charged with first-degree sodomy, menacing and kidnapping, according to Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) records obtained by Fox News Digital.
DHS said Diaz Vera illegally entered the U.S. in November 2022 under the Biden administration and was released into the country.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer following his arrest.
Yordan Diaz Vera, 34, of Louisville, is charged with first-degree sodomy, menacing and kidnapping. (Louisville Metro Police Department)
The victim told authorities that on Feb. 4, her doctor's office arranged a Lyft ride to take her from her home to an appointment.
After picking the victim up, Diaz Vera allegedly opened the car's glove compartment, revealing a gun, according to an incident report.
Police said he then pulled over and got out of the car and into the backseat with the victim.
She tried to escape, but was unable to open the door due to it being locked, the report noted.
ICE lodged an immigration detainer on Yordan Diaz Vera following his arrest. (DHS)
LYFT DRIVER ACCUSED OF BRUTAL BACKSEAT ATTACK, THREATENING TO KILL PASSENGER DURING RIDE
Once Diaz Vera was in the backseat with the victim, he forced her into sexual acts, according to authorities.
The victim said once she was dropped off at the doctor's office, she was able to call police.
"Yordan Basilio Diaz Vera was released into our communities under the Biden administration before he went onto to brutally sodomize a mother of four at gunpoint in Louisville. This criminal illegal alien is a monster who has no right to be in our country and this crime was entirely preventable," DHS deputy assistant secretary Lauren Bis wrote in a statement.
"We have lodged an arrest detainer requesting local authorities notify ICE law enforcement instead of RELEASING this predator from jail into Louisville neighborhoods," she continued. "President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow sexual predator illegal aliens to roam free in America."
Lyft said it is working with authorities in relation to the case. (Serene Lee/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
LMPD officials told Fox News Digital there is "currently" no evidence to indicate the incident was part of a pattern of related incidents.
"The subject was taken into custody quickly due to the prompt reporting and timely investigative actions by the LMPD SVU Office of Sexual and Physical Investigations," the LMPD wrote in a statement. "It is our hope that timely investigations and successful prosecutions such as this empower victims—past, present and future—to come forward and communicate with law enforcement."
A Lyft spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Diaz Vera has been permanently removed from the Lyft platform, and the company is assisting law enforcement with the investigation.
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"The behavior described is reprehensible and has no place in the Lyft community or society," the spokesperson wrote in a statement.
All Lyft drivers must meet certain requirements to drive on the platform, including holding a valid Social Security number and driver’s license.
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