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The Independent
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- The Independent
Maine cop arrested by ICE transferred to second detention center, report says
A Maine police officer who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement almost two weeks ago has been moved to a second facility, according to reports. Jon Luke Evans, a Jamaican national who is a reserve officer at the Old Orchard Beach Police Department, was arrested July 25 after he attempted to purchase a firearm for his police work after his visa expired, ICE said in a statement. The police department said that although reserve officers are issued firearms, they are never asked to purchase any other firearms for the performance of their duties. For the past few weeks, reports have placed Evans at different detention centers across New England. He was initially held at Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts, according to WCVB and The Boston Globe. ICE subsequently moved him to the Wyatt Detention Center in Rhode Island, according to WCVB. It was not immediately clear why he was transferred. As of Tuesday afternoon, Evans' location is unclear. The Independent has asked ICE to confirm Evans' location but the agency did not respond. Attempts to trace Evans' relatives were unsuccessful. ICE said agents detained Evans after he tried to buy a firearm in Biddeford, Maine. The attempted purchase triggered an alert at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Evans lawfully entered the United States in September 2023. One week later, he was scheduled to take a flight out of the country, but never boarded. He violated the terms of his lawful admission when he overstayed his visa, ICE said. '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't so tragic. We have a police department that was knowingly breaking the very law they are charged with enforcing in order to employ an illegal alien,' ICE ERO Boston acting Field Office Director, Patricia H. Hyde, said in a statement. In the wake of Evans' arrest, the Old Orchard Beach's police chief, Elise Chard, and Diana Asanza, town manager, issued a joint statement on how he got the job. Evans applied to be a seasonal reserve officer in April, a job which entails community service, beach patrol, and providing support for the department during the summer months. As part of the hiring process, the town compiled a 153-page personnel file on Evans that included his IDs cards, medical records, educational records, and additional background information. The police department then 'thoroughly' verified the information and found it to be accurate. Evans also completed an I-9 federal immigration and work authorization form to verify that he was legally authorized to work in the U.S. After Evans passed a physical test and other exams required for the role, the police department then submitted the completed I-9 form to the Department of Homeland Security 's E-Verify Program, which allows employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the U.S. On May 12, DHS verified that Evans was authorized to work in the U.S., reporting his status as 'Alien Authorized to Work,' the police chief and town manager said. Evans would not have been permitted to begin work as a reserve officer until, and unless, DHS verified his status, they added. DHS verified Evans' Form I-766 — an employment authorization document — which showed he could hold employment in the country through March 2030.. The department only learned of his arrest from ICE's news release, Chard said. 'Simply stated, had the federal government flagged his information the Town would not have hired Mr. Evans,' Chard continued. 'Any insinuation that the Town and Department were derelict in our efforts to verify Mr. Evans' eligibility to work for the Town is false and appears to be an attempt to shift the blame onto a hard-working local law enforcement agency that has done its job.' The police chief had earlier explained that while reserve officers are issued firearms by the department, they're not allowed 'to purchase or carry any other firearms for the performance of their duties.' Evans' probationary employment status is now under review. 'In hiring Evans, our department and our community relied on the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to ensure we were meeting our obligations, and we are distressed and deeply concerned about this apparent error on the part of the federal government,' Chard said. The Independent has contacted a DHS spokesperson for comment. In response to the Old Orchard Beach Police's remarks about the apparent flaws in the DHS's E-Verify system, Assistant Secretary Dept. of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin told The Independent that the police department had a 'reckless reliance' on the system. "Usage of E-Verify does not absolve employers of their legal duty to verify documentation authenticity, and all employers should take necessary steps to effectively verify legal employment status,' she said. 'The Old Orchard Beach Police Department's reckless reliance on E-Verify to justify arming an illegal alien, Jon Luke Evans violates federal law, and does not absolve them of their failure to conduct basic background checks to verify legal status.'
BBC News
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- BBC News
PC guilty of gross misconduct after crashing colleague's car
A former police constable has been found guilty of gross misconduct after lying about crashing a colleague's privately owned Gibbs, who was a response officer based in Swindon, breached Wiltshire Police's standards of professional behaviour - namely honesty, integrity and discreditable Monday, a misconduct hearing was told he had denied causing damage to the car and then failed to report the Ch Con Mark Cooper, from Wiltshire Police, said: "Taking accountability for our actions is one of the cornerstones to maintaining the trust and confidence of the public." Had he not previously resigned from the force in February, he would have been dismissed without notice, a police spokesperson has also since been banned from any further policing.
Telegraph
2 hours ago
- Telegraph
Police face weeks-long delay before they can reveal suspects' nationalities
Police face a weeks-long delay before they are allowed to reveal suspects' nationalities because Downing Street is waiting for new independent guidance before changing the rules. Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, is urging forces to give more information about suspects' nationalities and migration status after Reform accused Warwickshire Police of a 'cover-up' over the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. However, an official rule change on when foreigners can be publicly identified as suspects has been delayed because of a review that is not expected to be published until the autumn. It came amid criticism of the Government's broader strategy on illegal migration, after Ms Cooper was unable to say whether a new deal with the French would allow small boat migrants to be deported this month. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, warned that the deal was 'wide open to abuse' because France does not have to share any data on who is coming to Britain – meaning new arrivals could include criminals and terrorists. Ministers have asked the Law Commission, an independent advisory body, to update guidance on contempt of court rules, which currently prevent police or officials from giving details about suspects. The review, commissioned in February, is not expected to report until the autumn, and a change in guidance for police forces could be implemented weeks after that. Without an urgent change, ministers fear a repeat of the riots that followed the Southport stabbings last summer, while Downing Street has said police should be more 'transparent' about their suspects. There is concern among law enforcement officials and in Whitehall that public debate about crime by migrants and the threat of violent protests at asylum hotels will culminate into a summer of 'disorder' on the streets. Ms Cooper told the BBC on Tuesday: 'We do want to see more transparency in cases, we think local people do need to have more information.' One police leader told The Telegraph that while the previous system of 'saying as little as possible in order to preserve a fair trial' had worked well in the past, the rise of social media had 'driven a coach and horses' through that approach. He said the absence of information all too often created a vacuum, which was filled by mis- or disinformation, and said the risk to public order meant police must provide more information. The review of police protocol follows inaccurate speculation on social media of the Southport attacker's identity last year, with users alleging that Axel Rudakubana was an illegal immigrant. George Finch, the 19-year-old Reform leader of Warwickshire county council, on Monday accused the Government of covering up alleged crime by migrants in Nuneaton, claiming that the two men charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl were Afghan. That claim has not been confirmed by police. There is not currently any guidance issued to forces about disclosing the ethnicity or immigration status of an individual on charge. The rules state only that a suspect should be named unless there is an exceptional and legitimate policing purpose for not doing so, or if reporting restrictions apply. Philip Seccombe, the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has said that any release of information by police should 'follow national guidance and legal requirements'. The review of the guidelines on contempt of court was commissioned by Ms Cooper, Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary, and Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, earlier this year. The Law Commission's review is expected to find that police officials and ministers should be allowed to reveal more information about suspects in cases where there is a 'threat of serious public disorder'. However, despite a request from ministers to publish new guidelines 'as soon as feasible', the body is not expected to report for some weeks. The delay has effectively left police forces defenceless against accusations of a cover-up, while Downing Street is urging them to make more information available. Another senior officer told The Telegraph any change to the rules would create new issues for the police because they do not routinely collect nationality and ethnicity data unless it is relevant to an investigation. 'The police's job is about gathering evidence and I can see some real practical difficulties in requiring forces to provide extra information,' the officer said. A Home Office source said: 'Not only are we deporting foreign criminals at a rate that Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick never managed when they were in charge at the Home Office, but we are also publishing far more information about that group of offenders than the Tories ever did.' Sir Keir is separately facing criticism over the one in, one out migrant deal agreed with Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, under which migrants who come to the UK illegally are meant to be swapped for people in France who have a legitimate asylum claim in Britain. The Prime Minister announced on Monday that the process of deporting the first Channel migrants under the deal will begin within days. But Mr Philp said the details of the agreement, published on Tuesday, show it will be a 'lawyer's paradise' that will make it too easy for migrants to stay. The agreement states that people who have made 'clearly unfounded' claims under the Human Rights Act will not automatically be deported, meaning lawyers will be able to create lengthy delays. The agreement states that anyone claiming to be under the age of 18 will be able to stay in the UK. Mr Philp said that because Britain does not carry out robust age checks, it means that people in their 20s who could they are under 18 could be allowed to stay. In addition, under the deal France will not have to hand over any data on the people they are sending to the UK, meaning they could be criminals or terrorists. 'This deal is unworkable and wide open to abuse,' he said. 'It's exactly what we've been warning about – a bureaucrat's dream and a lawyer's paradise set to prevent people ever being returned to France. 'There are no numbers specified, presumably because they are so small they would embarrass the Home Secretary. France won't even tell us any information about who we have to accept back, so they could be criminals or terrorists, and we wouldn't know. 'This is a pathetic deal, which simply won't work. No wonder this Government has presided over the worst channel crossing figures in history.'
