Illinois Police Department REHIRES Illegal Alien Who Overstayed Visa

The Hanover Park Police Department announced Tuesday that it has rehired an officer who was previously detained by immigration authorities for overstaying his visa.

In October, ICE agents arrested Radule Bojovic, a Montenegro native who had been serving as a sworn police officer in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Back on August 22, the department publicly celebrated his graduation from the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, posting on Facebook: “Congratulations, Officer Bojovic! … He now begins an intensive 15 weeks of field training and evaluation as he continues preparing to serve the Hanover Park community.” Just weeks later, Bojovic was taken into custody by federal authorities.

According to ICE, Bojovic entered the United States in 2015 and remained in the country after his visa expired. “Radule Bojovic violated our nation’s laws and was living ILLEGALLY in the United States for 10 years—what kind of police department gives criminal illegal aliens badges and guns? It’s a felony for aliens to even possess a firearm,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin previously told CNN. She described the situation as “a law enforcement officer who is actively breaking the law.”

Despite the controversy, Hanover Park Police have now reinstated Bojovic. An immigration judge granted him a $2,500 bond two weeks after his detention, and the department says federal authorities have confirmed that he remains legally authorized to work.

“Given that his bond was not contested and he remains authorized to work by the federal government, the Hanover Park Police Department determined that he may return to work,” the department said.

Officials added, “All information we received from the federal government indicated that Officer Bojovic is legally authorized to work in the United States as a police officer. Clearly, without that authorization, the Village would not have hired him. Additionally, the Village has not received any notice from any federal or state agency that his work authorization status has ever been revoked.”

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