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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 town denies it didn't properly vet reserve officer arrested by ICE

A Maine town challenged the Trump administration's criticism of its police department after a seasonal reserve officer was ...

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 ...

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 ...

ICE says detained Maine police officer overstayed visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check

The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

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 ...

Old Orchard Beach police say DHS ‘shifting blame’ to them in ICE arrest of summer officer from Jamaica

The town’s police chief, Elise Chard, said recent public remarks Homeland Security officials criticizing her department ...
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Maine police chief claims department followed proper steps when hiring officer detained by ICE

The Old Orchard Beach town manager added that the federal government is calling into question its own verification system.