Illegal immigrant caught working as police officer in Maine while attempting to buy firearm

FIRST ON FOX - U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE officers arrested a Jamaican national for allegedly attempting to purchase a firearm illegally while employed as a reserve police officer in Old Orchard Beach According to ICE s Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO in Boston Jon Luke Evans was taken into custody with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives ATF after his firearm purchase attempt raised concerns tied to his immigration status on July in Biddeford Federal officers say Evans legally entered the United States through Miami International Airport on Sept under a visa that required his departure by Oct He failed to leave as required and has remained in the country unlawfully since During the assessment Evans reportedly claimed he was seeking to purchase the firearm for use in his role with the Old Orchard Beach Police Department MAN DEPORTED TIMES NOW CONVICTED AFTER ILLEGAL US REENTRY DURING BIDEN ADMINICE personnel are now questioning how an individual without lawful immigration status was hired by a local police agency and possibly issued a department-issued weapon This event raises serious concerns revealed Patricia H Hyde acting field office director for ERO Boston We will continue working to ensure that individuals who violate immigration laws and pose expected threats to general safety are held accountable ICE MAKES SEVERAL ARRESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKENDThe arrest of Evans follows a similar scenario from April in which ICE officers detained another illegal immigrant law enforcement employee in Falmouth Maine Gratien Milandou Wamba a -year-old Congolese national was working as a corrections officer when he was apprehended by ICE for immigration violations after allegedly attempting to purchase a firearm illegally ICE ARRESTS ILLEGAL ALIENS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED IN 'SANCTUARY' MASSACHUSETTS Officers with U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston field office arrested Gratien Milandou Wamba an illegally present -year-old citizen of Congo ICE Spokesperson James Covington noting the arrest stemmed from an unlawful firearm purchase attempt CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPICE emphasized that it will continue enforcement efforts across New England working in coordination with other federal agencies to identify and apprehend individuals in violation of U S immigration laws especially those employed in sensitive constituents safety positions