Jon Luke Evans, a reserve police officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, has agreed to a voluntary departure from the U.S. after being arrested by ICE. Evans was detained on July 25 as part of heightened immigration enforcement. Confusion arose after local officials stated that they were previously informed by federal authorities that Evans was legally authorized to work in the country. A judge has since granted Evans the option to leave the country as soon as the same day.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Jon Luke Evans, a reserve police officer from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, has agreed to voluntarily leave the country after being arrested.
The police department had been informed that Evans was legally permitted to work in the U.S. before his arrest, leading to controversy over the reliability of the E-Verify system.
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