First Maine, now Illinois: a suburban Chicago officer’s arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has exposed another stunning breach in the nation’s vetting system, marking at least the second time in three months that an armed lawman turned out to be in the U.S. illegally.
On July 25, according to ICE, Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, was serving as a reserve officer with Old Orchard Beach, Maine Police Department when he was arrested after he unlawfully attempted to purchase a gun. Old Orchard Beach, according to the Department of Homeland Security, is considered a sanctuary jurisdiction, due to their refusal to comply with the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts…