Overview
- DHS says Officer Radule Bojovic, a native of Montenegro, overstayed a B-2 tourist visa that required his departure by March 31, 2015, and was arrested during a targeted action under Operation Midway Blitz.
- ICE detainee records list Bojovic in custody at the Clay County Justice Center in Indiana following his detention this week.
- Hanover Park officials say Bojovic was hired in January 2025 after presenting a valid, recently renewed USCIS work-authorization card and passing state and FBI background checks.
- The village placed him on administrative leave and says he will be reinstated if immigration proceedings permit him to remain and continue working legally.
- Federal officials stress that people unlawfully present are barred from possessing firearms, while the village points to a 2024 ATF memorandum it says allows qualified noncitizen officers to carry on duty.