A pastor searched for a missing congregant. He found a car with the keys on the floor

A Maine pastor searched for a missing congregant. He found a car with the keys on the floor.

This story appears as part of a collaboration to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine between the BDN and The Maine Monitor. Read more about the partnership. Around 10 a.m. on Jan. 22, Westbrook pastor Carlos Nzolameso received a call from a member of his congregation who was searching for a roommate. Evaristo Kalonji, who organizes and plays the music at the church, had not shown up to his job at Chipotle. Several other congregants also…

A pastor searched for a missing congregant. He found a car with the keys on the floor

Evaristo Kalonji, an asylum seeker from Angola who has no criminal record, vanished from South Portland. He turned up in one detention center, then another.

A pastor's search for missing congregant amid ICE activity in Maine

Carlos Nzolameso holds up a picture of Evaristo Kalonji, a South Portland man who was detained by federal agents on Thursday. Photo by Kristian Moravec.Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, Westbrook pastor Carlos Nzolameso received a call from a member of his congregation who was searching for a roommate. Evaristo Kalonji, who organizes and plays the music at the church, had not shown up to his job at Chipotle. Several other congregants also rea…