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Man 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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Maine reserve police officer being held by ICE in Massachusetts prison
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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…
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.
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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