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The Hanover Park police officer arrested by federal immigration officers earlier this fall amid Operation Midway Blitz returned to work Monday, village officials announced.
Hanover Park had placed Officer Radule Bojovic on leave after U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officers arrested the Montenegro native in mid-October for allegedly overstaying a B2 tourist visa that expired in March 2015. However, the village, in turn, has maintained that Bojovic was authorized to work in the country.
Citing that authorization, Hanover Park police in a news release Tuesday stated that Bojovic returned to full-duty status this week as he awaits the outcome of his court proceedings.
After his arrest, Bojovic was released on bond on Oct. 31, according to the village.
“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 release stated.
According to village records obtained by the Tribune through a Freedom of Information Act Request, Hanover Park apparently had two work authorization cards on file for Bojovic. It is unclear when the cards were issued or what their expiration dates are due to village redactions on records.
Alongside the department’s statement, a police spokesperson said neither Bojovic nor village officials were taking requests for further comment.
In response to Bojovic’s return to work, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in an emailed statement to the Tribune Wednesday afternoon maintained the agency would be “pursuing every legal option available to us, including criminal charges.”
The Hanover Park police officer arrested by federal immigration officers earlier this fall amid Operation Midway Blitz returned to work Monday, village officials announced.
Hanover Park had placed Officer Radule Bojovic on leave after U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officers arrested the Montenegro native in mid-October for allegedly overstaying a B2 tourist visa that expired in March 2015. However, the village, in turn, has maintained that Bojovic was authorized to work in the country.
Citing that authorization, Hanover Park police in a news release Tuesday stated that Bojovic returned to full-duty status this week as he awaits the outcome of his court proceedings.
After his arrest, Bojovic was released on bond on Oct. 31, according to the village.
“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 release stated.
According to village records obtained by the Tribune through a Freedom of Information Act Request, Hanover Park apparently had two work authorization cards on file for Bojovic. It is unclear when the cards were issued or what their expiration dates are due to village redactions on records.
Alongside the department’s statement, a police spokesperson said neither Bojovic nor village officials were taking requests for further comment.
In response to Bojovic’s return to work, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in an emailed statement to the Tribune Wednesday afternoon maintained the agency would be “pursuing every legal option available to us, including criminal charges.”
