US EditionMan arrested by ICE in Maine was working as Old Orchard Beach police officer
MAINE, UNITED STATES, JUL 30 – Jon Luke Evans overstayed his visa in 2023 and was arrested after attempting to buy a firearm illegally while serving as a reserve officer, triggering federal alerts, officials said.
- Long ago, ICE arrested Reserve officer Jon Luke Evans in Biddeford after he overstayed his visa past October 1, 2023, ICE said.
- ICE said Jon Luke Evans entered legally through Miami International Airport in September 2023 and violated his visa terms by overstaying, according to authorities.
- The Old Orchard Beach Police Department ran Evans’s I-9 through E-Verify, but ICE said he overstayed his visa and violated lawful admission terms later this year.
- ICE’s Patricia H. Hyde said `This case raises serious concerns`, as the Old Orchard Beach Police Department launched an investigation into Evans’s hiring.
- In light of this case, policymakers may reconsider E-Verify’s role and interagency coordination in law enforcement hires, as the incident raises questions about federal work authorization systems.
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ICE Arrests Visa Overstay Illegal Alien Employed as Police Officer in Maine
An illegal alien employed as a reserve police officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after he overstayed a visa. The post ICE Arrests Visa Overstay Illegal Alien Employed as Police Officer in Maine appeared first on Breitbart.
ThePatriotLight - ICE Arrests Visa Overstay Illegal Alien Employed as Police Officer in Maine
ThePatriotLight - An illegal alien employed as a reserve police officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after he overstayed a visa. Jon Luke Evans, an illegal alien from Jamaica, was arrested by ICE agents on July 25 in Biddeford, Maine, after initially arriving on a visa in the United States on Sept. 24, 2023. According to ICE officials, Evans was supposed to depart the United States o…
Maine police: Federal government 'error' led to hiring of officer arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Maine police officer, and the chief of police now said he was only hired because of a mistake by a federal government verification program. ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, accusing him of overstaying his visa and trying to buy a gun illegally. Officer hired In a statement, Old Orchard Beach police chief Elise Chard said the Department of Homeland Security verified…
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