Overview

• A federal immigration judge approved voluntary departure for Jon Luke Evans, and ICE said he agreed to leave the United States rather than contest removal.
• ICE says Evans, a Jamaican national and Old Orchard Beach reserve officer, entered on September 24, 2023, failed to take a scheduled October 1 flight, and is unlawfully present.
• According to ICE, an attempted firearm purchase triggered an ATF alert that led to his July 25 arrest, and he later acknowledged the attempt was for his police duties.
• Town officials say they hired him after an E-Verify clearance and prior federal assurances of work authorization, while a DHS assistant secretary called that “reckless reliance” and reiterated that employers must verify documents.
• ICE’s detainee lookup listed him at Rhode Island’s Wyatt facility on Monday, but a Wyatt representative said he had been transferred to an ICE site in Burlington, Massachusetts.