Crime & Safety
ICE Accuses Hanover Park Officer Of Being In U.S. Illegally; Village Claims He Had Federal Work Authorization
Bojovic hasn't worked at the Hanover Park Police Department for long. He was set to begin "an intensive 15 weeks of field training."
Updated on: October 17, 2025
A Hanover Park police officer was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents this week, accused of overstaying a tourist visa by more than a decade. But village officials insisted he had valid federal work authorization forms.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said ICE was conducting targeted enforcement operations in Rolling Meadows on Wednesday, when they arrested 25-year-old Radule Bojovic, who is from Montenegro, and was living in the U.S. on a tourist visa that expired March 31, 2015.
"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. A law enforcement officer who is actively breaking the law," said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement.
