ICE Issues Arrest Warrant for Suspect in Sexual Assault Case
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued an arrest warrant for Jordan Basilio Diaz-Vera, a criminal alien accused of sexually assaulting a woman who used Lyft in Kentucky.
Díaz-Vera, a Cuban citizen residing illegally in the U.S., allegedly assaulted a woman he had picked up as a Lyft driver. Instead of taking her to a doctor’s appointment, he reportedly drove her to a remote area, threatened her with a gun, and then assaulted her, according to DHS officials.
Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky have charged him with several serious offenses, including sodomy, intimidation, and kidnapping.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Biss commented on the situation, stating, “Jordan Basilio Díaz Vera was released into our communities under the Biden administration before he brutally sodomized a mother of four at gunpoint in Louisville. This criminal illegal alien is a monster with no right to be in our country, and this crime was completely preventable.” She emphasized that instead of releasing such offenders into the community, ICE should be notified to take them into custody.
Díaz-Vera entered the United States illegally in November 2022 and was subsequently released.
DHS has cautioned local authorities in Louisville against releasing Díaz-Vera without proper notification to federal authorities.
This case is part of a broader initiative called Operation Liftoff, which aims to target undocumented immigrants who work as rideshare drivers. For instance, ICE recently conducted a successful operation in Cape Canaveral, Florida, resulting in the detention of 18 illegal alien rideshare drivers.
Among those arrested was Reutilio Olvera-Contreras, who had a history of arrests and convictions related to drugs and driving offenses. ICE reported that Olvera-Contreras, a 46-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, was apprehended during an immigration stop where he used a false identity to conceal his real name and attempted to illegally transport passengers.
His criminal background includes a 2002 conviction for cocaine possession and a 2016 felony conviction for driving with a suspended license, alongside frequent offenses for driving without a license. He had received a final removal order from an immigration judge in June 2016.
ICE mentioned that three of the individuals detained had chosen the option of self-deportation.
