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An illegal migrant caught working as a police officer in Maine has agreed to voluntarily self-deport after being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July.
ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans after he attempted to purchase a firearm.
Evans, from Jamaica, agreed to voluntarily leave the country after overstaying his visa.
“He must pay his own way to leave the United States within a set time under the voluntary departure order,” the New York Post noted.
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Officials with the town and police department said federal authorities previously told them Evans had legal authorization to work in the United States.
More from the Associated Press:
Evans’ arrest touched off a dispute between Old Orchard Beach officials and ICE. Police Chief Elise Chard has said the department was notified by federal officials that Evans was legally permitted to work in the country, and that the town submitted information via the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program prior to Evans’ employment. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin then accused the town of “reckless reliance” on the department’s E-Verify program.
E-Verify is an online system that allows employers to check if potential employees can work legally in the U.S.
The town is aware of reports that Evans plans to leave the country voluntarily, Chard said Monday.
“The town reiterates its ongoing commitment to meeting all state and federal laws regarding employment,” Chard said in a statement. “We will continue to rely on the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form and the E-Verify database to confirm employment eligibility.”
“ICE @EROBoston arrested a Jamaican alien & local police officer after he attempted to unlawfully purchase firearm in Maine. Jon Luke Evans told ICE officers he intended to purchase the firearm for his employment as a police officer,” ICE Boston stated last month.
ICE @EROBoston arrested a Jamaican alien & local police officer after he attempted to unlawfully purchase firearm in Maine.
Jon Luke Evans told ICE officers he intended to purchase the firearm for his employment as a police officer.
More coming soon on https://t.co/p6jevNJA62 pic.twitter.com/eJgrbjj15L— ICE Boston (@EROBoston) July 28, 2025
The New York Post shared further info:
Evans was required to acknowledge his unlawful presence in the US, forgo any applications for legal status, and prove he had both the intention and financial ability to depart to secure his voluntary departure.
Evans was arrested in Biddeford on July 25 after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was informed that he attempted to purchase a gun.
He was being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts, but he was later transferred to the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, Rhode Island, the outlet reported.
Evans initially entered the US legally on a weeklong visa through Miami International Airport in September 2023.
Although he was scheduled to leave the country on Oct. 1, 2023, he failed to do so and ultimately became a police officer in Maine.