The Guardian - A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Monday.
Ice arrested the Old Orchard Beach police department reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on 25 July, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department have said federal authorities previously told them Evans was legally authorized to work in the US...
Evans’s arrest touched off a dispute between Old Orchard Beach officials and Ice. The police chief, Elise Chard, has said the department was notified by federal officials that Evans was legally permitted to work in the country, and that the town submitted information via the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s E-Verify program before Evans’s employment. Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of homeland security, then accused the town of “reckless reliance” on the department’s E-Verify program.
NY Times - On August 14, 2025, during the 90th anniversary celebration of the Social Security Act at the White House, President Donald Trump delivered a direct and provocative challenge to Senator Elizabeth Warren. In front of a national audience, Trump suggested Warren should “take a drug test,” a remark triggered by her recent public criticisms of his Social Security policies and her endorsement of a far-left candidate for New York City mayor. This statement not only reignited their long-standing feud but also signaled Trump’s intent to confront perceived radicalism and defend his administration’s record in the public eye.
Warren’s history with Trump is marked by repeated clashes, especially following her disputed claims of Native American ancestry—an issue Trump has referenced for years. The latest exchange was set in motion by Warren’s op-ed accusing Trump and his appointees, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, of undermining Social Security. With Democrats warning of potential cuts and Trump asserting his commitment to protecting the program, the stage was set for another highly publicized confrontation.
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