Overview

• ICE said a judge approved voluntary departure for Old Orchard Beach reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, and he agreed to leave the United States at his own expense.
• Evans was arrested on July 25 after an attempted firearm purchase triggered an ATF alert; ICE says he admitted he sought the gun for his police role.
• According to ICE, Evans entered the U.S. on Sept. 24, 2023, was required to depart by Oct. 1, 2023, and overstayed his visa.
• Town officials say Evans’ hiring followed an apparent E‑Verify clearance, while DHS officials criticized what they called reckless reliance on the program and stressed employers’ duty to verify document authenticity.
• Reporting noted conflicting information about his detention location, with records indicating a Rhode Island facility and a representative saying he had been transferred to an ICE site in Burlington, Massachusetts.