HANOVER PARK, Ill. — A Hanover Park police officer was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE).
The officer, Radule Bojovic, is accused of overstaying a B2 tourist visa that required him to depart the U.S. in 2015, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
He is from Montenegro and was arrested during a “targeted enforcement action” as part of “Operation Midway Blitz.”
Bojovic provided his employee identification card to ICE — which confirmed he is a police officer with the Hanover Park Police Department, according to DHS. Bojovic also admitted that he had no weapons on him because he’s only authorized to carry his firearm while on duty, DHS wrote.
“Illegal aliens are prohibited from owning or possessing firearms — full stop,” said ICE Chicago Field Office Director Sam Olson. “This is the second known instance in recent months of a local police department hiring an illegal alien and unlawfully issuing him a firearm while on duty in violation of federal law. It is alarming how local jurisdictions continue to disregard federal law to the detriment of their communities.”
WGN News reached out to Hanover Park police for a statement and have not heard back at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
