Chicago police officer arrested by ICE after 'overstaying 2015 tourist visa'
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Radule Bojovic, the officer, overstayed a 2015-expired tourist visa
A police officer was taken into custody by ICE officers Thursday morning in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant from Montenegro.According to the Department of Homeland Security, Radule Bojovic, the officer, overstayed a 2015-expired tourist visa. Bojovic was "encountered during a targeted enforcement action" in ICE's immigration-focused operation in Illinois, the officials said.
In an August Facebook post, the Hanover Park Police Department announced that Bojovic had recently graduated from the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy and described how he had begun "an intensive 15 weeks of field training and evaluation as he continues preparing to serve the Hanover Park community."
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Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig announced Thursday evening that village authorities will be keeping an eye on Bojovic's immigration case. Craig stated during a municipal meeting that he would return to full duty status with the police department if he was permitted to remain in the United States and be permitted to work.
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“I encourage all our residents to gather all the available facts before forming their own opinion as to whether hiring the officer was appropriate. I can tell you with the utmost confidence it was appropriate,” he said. “First and foremost, the village and the police department conducted its own thorough due diligence as part of this hiring process. As is the case with the hiring of all police officers.”