The ICE arrest of a police officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, who the agency claims was in the country unlawfully, has sparked a days-long exchange of blame between the resort town's police department and DHS.

Federal officials arrested a Maine police officer they said overstayed his visa. His department said DHS had earlier verified the officer’s work eligibility.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has investigated Jamaican national Jon Luke Evans' alleged overstay of his visa, later becoming a reserve police officer in the U.S. Evans' attempt to purchase a firearm triggered alerts from the Bureau of Alcohol,