ICE says detained Maine police officer overstayed visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check

[Zorro]

The chief of police in a Maine resort town has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, who the chief said was federally approved to work in the country in May.

ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25. The agency said Evans was illegally present in the U.S. and unlawfully attempted to purchase a firearm.

ICE said in a Monday statement that Evans had legally entered the U.S. in September 2023 and violated the terms of his admission by overstaying his visa. But Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Elise Chard said in her own Monday statement that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had verified that Evans was authorized to work in the U.S. in May of this year.

The Old Orchard Beach Police Department and ICE officials did not respond to requests for a status update about Evans’ case. It was unclear on Tuesday if he had access to an attorney.

https://apnews.com/article/maine-police-officer-arrest-ice-jamaica-0366f0dfe79e1e92e1847309f6a83001

[marble falls]

1. Which ICE man did he arrest or give a ticket to?

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. I think being Black and born in Jamaica was enough for them

The regime is pretty much opposed to all Caribbean countries.

[marble falls]

3. This just sounds even pettier. This is a resort town or did one of his neighbors rat him. Did he give a ticket to ...

... Stephan Miller or another MAGA pol?