From Fox News: An Illinois police officer living in the United States illegally has been arrested by immigration authorities, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.
Radule Bojovic, an illegal immigrant from Montenegro who was working as a sworn police officer with the Hanover Park Police Department, was taken into custody during Operation Midway Blitz, which targets illegal immigrants living in Illinois because of the state’s sanctuary policies, federal officials said.
ICE shared the following details in a press release on Thursday:
CHICAGO — While conducting targeted enforcement operations in Rolling Meadows on Oct. 15, ICE Chicago arrested an illegal alien from Montenegro who was recently sworn in as a police officer in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park. Officers assigned to Operation Midway Blitz identified Radule Bojovic as a B-2 visitor visa overstay, who was required to leave the country by March 31, 2015. He illegally overstayed his visa by more than 10 years.
“Illegal aliens are prohibited from owning or possessing firearms — full stop,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations 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.”
Upon arrest, Bojovic provided his employee identification card, confirming he is a police officer with the Hanover Park Police Department. Bojovic also admitted that he had no weapons on his person because he’s only authorized to carry his firearm while on duty. As an alien illegally present in the United States, ICE officers immediately placed Bojovic under arrest. This is just the latest instance of Governor JB Pritzker’s continued refusal to abide by federal laws, jeopardizing the welfare of Illinois residents.
ICE arrests illegal alien (overstayed visa by 10 years) serving as a local police officer in suburban Chicago. Why not use E-Verify? Some hiring officers tell me that IL hiring rules practically force them to take illegal aliens if they pass the tests. https://t.co/atuRIjam4y
— Jessica Vaughan (@JessicaV_CIS) October 16, 2025
In a statement posted on X, DHS wrote: “.@GovPritzker doesn’t just allow illegal aliens to terrorize Illinois’s communities, he allows them to work as sworn police officers.
“Radule Bojovic overstayed a B2 tourist visa that required him to depart the U.S. on March 31, 2015. Over a decade later, he was still illegally in the U.S. working as a police officer for the Hanover Park Police Department earning a salary of $78,955.
“Criminal illegal aliens have NO PLACE in our communities, especially on our police forces.”
.@GovPritzker doesn’t just allow illegal aliens to terrorize Illinois’s communities, he allows them to work as sworn police officers.
Radule Bojovic overstayed a B2 tourist visa that required him to depart the U.S. on March 31, 2015. Over a decade later, he was still illegally… pic.twitter.com/7rQFULQh20
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 16, 2025
The Hanover Park Police Department had announced on August 22: “Congratulations, Officer Bojovic! 🎉 Join us in congratulating Officer Bojovic, who graduated today (August 22, 2025) from the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA). He now begins an intensive 15 weeks of field training and evaluation as he continues preparing to serve the Hanover Park community.
“Pictured left to right: Deputy Chief Riedel, Officer Bojovic, and Chief Johnson.”
‘PRITZKER’S ILLINOIS’: Homeland Security says an illegal immigrant who overstayed his visa for a decade was sworn in as a police officer in a Chicago suburb.
“It’s a felony for aliens to even possess a firearm — a law enforcement officer who is actively breaking the law,”… pic.twitter.com/p3LsaC6mDi
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 16, 2025
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