Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to leave country

A Maine police officer arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on accusations that he was residing in the United States illegally agreed to leave the country of his own volition.

Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, a Jamaican native, was arrested by ICE on July 25 after allegedly attempting to purchase a firearm illegally. The arrest set off a feud with the police department, which claimed it had done an extensive background check and was told by the Department of Homeland Security that he was cleared to work. On Monday, WMTW reported that he reached an agreement with the government to depart the U.S. voluntarily to avoid a deportation order.