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Old Orchard Beach reserve officer arrested by ICE had been cleared by feds to work, police say
ICE says that Jon Luke Evans is in the US illegally, and broke the law when he tried to purchase a gun. But the Old Orchard Beach police chief says Evans' legal status was verified by the federal Department of Homeland Security.
Old Orchard Beach reserve police officer being held by ICE in Massachusetts prison
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (WGME) – Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining a reserve Old Orchard Beach police officer from Jamaica. Jon Luke Evans is being detained at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts.
Old Orchard Beach police say DHS ‘shifting blame’ to them in ICE arrest of summer officer from Jamaica
In a lengthy statement, Old Orchard Beach officials said the man would not have been permitted to begin work without DHS verifying his status.
ICE arrests Maine police officer, but his department claims DHS cleared him to serve
The ICE arrest of a police officer in Maine has sparked a days-long exchange of blame between the resort town's police department and DHS.
Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25.
Seasonal police officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, arrested by ICE, officials confirm
Old Orchard Beach police, who hired him as a summer employee, said federal officials cleared him to work in May.
'Deeply concerned': OOB police say DHS cleared officer's hiring before immigration arrest
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested an Old Orchard Beach police officer, claiming he overstayed his visa.
Old Orchard Beach police chief says DHS claims against department are false
Elise Chard said her department did everything they were required to do under current laws to verify Jon Luke Evans' work visa.
2 Massachusetts women killed in camper explosion in Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Two women from Massachusetts were killed in a camper explosion at a popular campground in Maine over the weekend.
Mass. women remembered fondly following deadly camper explosion at Maine’s Old Orchard Beach
The two Massachusetts women who died from injuries suffered in a camper explosion at Old Orchard Beach in Maine smelled a ...
Two Massachusetts women die after camper explodes in Old Orchard Beach
Two women who suffered severe burns after their camper exploded in Old Orchard Beach have died, according to the Maine Office ...
2 Mass. women killed in camper explosion in Maine’s Old Orchard Beach
The explosion is believed to have occurred after one of the women lit a candle, officials said. The post 2 Mass. women killed ...
2 women from Mass. killed in Old Orchard Beach camper explosion
Two women from Massachusetts died after a camper explosion at a campground in Old Orchard Beach, officials with the Maine ...
Federal E-Verify system under scrutiny after Maine police hire incident
Verify, because that’s what we’ve been given for the tools to work with,” Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Elise Chard said ...
Guatemalan man faces ICE custody after taillight stop reveals illegal entry
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Police say they busted a Guatemalan man in the US illegally when they pulled him over for a broken ...