{"id":2468165,"date":"2025-07-29T11:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-jamaican-illegal-alien-working-as-a-police-officer\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:23:03","slug":"ice-arrests-jamaican-illegal-alien-working-as-a-police-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-arrests-jamaican-illegal-alien-working-as-a-police-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Arrests Jamaican Illegal Alien Working As a Police Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-arrests-jamaican-illegal-alien-working-as-a-police-officer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed the arrest of Jon Luke Evans, a Jamaican national who was in the U.S. illegally after overstaying his visa. Evans had been working as a reserve police officer for the Old Orchard Beach Police Department in Maine. His arrest came after he unlawfully attempted to purchase a firearm, triggering an alert to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Despite his role in law enforcement, Evans violated immigration law by overstaying his visa after flying into Miami in September 2023 and not boarding his return flight.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pushing-gun-registry-as-precursor-to-gun-ban\/\" title=\"Democrats Pushing Gun Registry As Precursor To Gun Ban\">police chief stated<\/a> that Evans&#8217; work authorization had been verified and approved by the Department of Homeland Security, expressing concern over what was seen as a federal oversight. ICE condemned the hiring of Evans, criticizing the police department for allowing an illegal immigrant to serve as an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >armed law enforcement officer<\/a>. ICE affirmed its commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-portland-police-union-chief-slams-city-officials-claims-they-encouraged-and-enabled-antifa-violence\/\" title=\"WATCH: Portland Pol... Union Chief Slams City Officials, Claims They \u2018Encouraged\u2019 And \u2018Enabled\u2019 Antifa Violence\">prioritizing public safety<\/a> by arresting and removing individuals who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/of-course-prince-harry-thinks-he-can-break-our-immigrations-laws-everyone-else-does\/\" title=\"Of Course Prince Harry Thinks He Can Break Our ...s ...s, Everyone Else Does\u00a0\">violate immigration laws<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed on Monday that they arrested a Jamaican illegal alien who had been working as a law enforcement officer in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Luke Evans unlawfully tried to purchase a gun, leading to his arrest with the help of ICE officers based in Boston, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmtw.com\/article\/maine-immigration-arrest-police-officer-jon-luke-evans\/65532531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMTW-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-administration-deports-uniquely-barbaric-migrants-little-known-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamaican<\/a> national said he was trying to buy the gun because of his job, according to Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: ICE confirms to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?\">@FoxNews<\/a> they&rsquo;ve arrested a Jamaican illegal alien who is employed as a police officer in Maine after he illegally attempted to buy a gun, which triggered an alert to ATF.<\/p>\n<p>ICE says Jon Luke Evans, who is in the U.S. illegally as a visa overstay, was&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FfQWH0vH5V\">pic.twitter.com\/FfQWH0vH5V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1949922834618466445?\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Melugin said ICE confirmed to him that an alert was triggered at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives when Evans tried to acquire the gun.<\/p>\n<p>He had been working as an officer for the Old Orchard Beach Police Department in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his work in law enforcement, Evans himself apparently broke immigration law, flying into Miami in September 2023 but never boarding his return flight days later, thereby overstaying his visa.<\/p>\n<p>Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Elise Chard said in a statement that Evans had been hired as a reserve officer in May.<\/p>\n<p>Chard claimed that his federal immigration and work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-responds-farmer-backlash-deportation-launches-new-program-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authorization<\/a> was approved by the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are distressed and deeply concerned about this apparent error on the part of the federal government,&rdquo; Chard said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Evans would not have been permitted to begin work as a reserve officer until and unless Homeland Security verified his status,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The police department was notified that Evans was legally permitted to work in the U.S., and his I-766 Employment Authorization Document was not set to expire until March 2030.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chard said that reserve officers are provided with firearm training and given weapons owned by the department during their shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Patricia Hyde, the field director for ICE Boston, condemned the hiring of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-homan-schools-stephen-smith-deportation-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal<\/a> alien as a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jon Luke Evans not only broke U.S. immigration law, but he also illegally attempted to purchase a firearm. Shockingly, Evans was employed as a local law enforcement officer,&rdquo; Hyde said in a statement to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that a police department would hire an illegal alien and unlawfully issue him a firearm while on duty would be comical if it weren&rsquo;t so tragic,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a police department that was knowingly breaking the very law they are charged with enforcing in order to employ an illegal alien,&rdquo; Hyde added. &ldquo;ICE Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing criminal alien threats from our New England communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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