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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested one police officer one in chicago Suburban, whom the agency claims is in the country illegally after overstaying his/her period visa,
Radule Bozovic was “confronted during a targeted enforcement action” on Thursday snow“Operation Midway Blitz” is part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Bozovic works as a police officer in Hanover Park, a suburb about 35 miles west of Chicago. Department of Homeland Security Said Bozovic, who is originally from Montenegro, has been living in the US illegally for a decade after overstaying his tourist visa that expired in 2015.
hanover park police department Posted a photo in August Congratulations to the officer on graduating from the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy.
According to the Post, in August, Bozovic “began 15 weeks of intensive field training and assessment as he continues to prepare to serve the Hanover Park community.” Independent The police department has been contacted regarding the arrest of the officer.
Bozovic is one of more than 1,500 people arrested as part of ICE’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” targeting immigrants living in Illinois illegally.
Department of Homeland Security officials have said they plan to target “the worst of the worst” with this operation, namely illegal aliens convicted of crimes including assault with a deadly weapon, felony robbery, drug possession and driving under the influence.
Authorities did not cite any criminal history with Bozovic’s arrest.
“Radule Bozovic violated our country’s laws and lived in the United States illegally for 10 years – what kind of police department gives illegal aliens badges and guns to criminals? It is also a crime for aliens to possess firearms. A law enforcement officer is actively breaking the law,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
He said, “Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, ICE is restoring law and order. Criminal illegal aliens have no place in our communities, especially in our police forces.”
With news of the arrests, DHS criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, writing that the Democrat “not only allows illegal aliens to terrorize Illinois communities, he also allows them to work as sworn police officers.”
The internet was divided over the officer’s arrest, with some accusing ICE of targeting working taxpayers and not criminals.
“This guy is working, paying taxes and actually protecting society. This is not a W.” [win] Post what you think it is. What happened to going after gang members?” One person wrote. “Sure he should follow a process and get an updated work visa, but you guys are clearly running out of legitimate PR fodder.”
Another posted: “I thought you were deporting criminals? Deporting a cop seems like the exact opposite. Did you ask him if he would handcuff kids and sign up for ICE first?”
“I thought it was only about criminals and the worst?” One person wrote.
Meanwhile, others were angry that someone who is not a legal citizen could become a police officer. “This is completely ridiculous and completely unacceptable,” one person wrote.
Another questioned: “Did they vote too?”
On Thursday, a federal judge in Illinois ordered that officers involved in “Operation Midway Blitz” be required to wear body-cams. The decision comes days after officials Told to stop using rubber bullets, tear gas and other chemical weapons In Illinois during a protest against Trump’s deportation agenda.
Bozovic is not the first police officer to be targeted by ICE. In July, Agent John Luke Evans, a police officer with the Old Orchard Beach Police Department, was arrested Reserve in Maine. Evans, who is originally from Jamaica, agreed to voluntarily leave the country in August.
He was granted voluntary departure, which meant he could leave the US at his own expense to avoid deportation.