Overview

• A federal judge on Monday granted voluntary departure for Jon Luke Evans, allowing the Old Orchard Beach reserve officer to leave the U.S. immediately at his own expense.
• ICE arrested Evans on July 25 after an ATF-triggered firearm purchase revealed he had overstayed his visa.
• Town officials maintain they received federal confirmation of Evans’s work eligibility through E-Verify, prompting DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin to condemn ‘reckless reliance’ on the system.
• Conflicting detention records between the Donald W. Wyatt facility and an ICE site in Massachusetts have raised questions about the accuracy of official data and Evans’s access to legal counsel.
• Old Orchard Beach authorities have released extensive personnel files and launched internal reviews to address gaps in hiring verification and advance notice of enforcement actions.