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ICE agents arrested a police officer Thursday morning in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park, accusing him of being an unlawful immigrant from Montenegro.

The Department of Homeland Security says the officer, Radule Bojovic, overstayed a tourist visa that expired in 2015.

The Hanover Park Police Department shared a Facebook post in August announcing Bojovic’s recent graduation from the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, adding that he had started “an intensive 15 weeks of field training and evaluation as he continues preparing to serve the Hanover Park community.”

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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

He's Slavic, so technically he's not white according to these sons of bitches.

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I was an illegal immigrant, I would work for ICE so I don't get caught. I would also accidently have people slip between my fingers.

[–] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sanchez’s List

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 121 points 3 days ago (4 children)

How long until ICE starts arresting ICE agents?

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago

They probably already are. We won't hear about it though. Can't make the secret police loom incompetent... Too late for them though.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 42 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There was this big black ice agent with dreads who seemed to love to be violent and I was sorta loling thinking how he is going to easily be on the opposite end ones they don't need his kind.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

People should start calling them DEI hires. It'll royally piss them off and maybe even make the "chosen" ICE agents turn on their own.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah he's probably just a sociopath who wants to hurt people, but there's no long term plan for him there

[–] BadmanDan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can’t wait for the headline “ICE arrest Melania Trump under the suspicion she’s here illegally”.

[–] callmemagnus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Won't happen, she's rich.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Gonna be fucking Ouroboros

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

I believe that's just called masturbation.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago

They do that during the application process I'm sure.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 59 points 3 days ago (3 children)

“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

That's how far America is straying from the Rule of Law: this guy has not been found to be illegally in the United States by a Court of Law. As a result, he is not living ILLEGALLY in the United States and is not a criminal. An Assistant Secretary to the Department of Homeland Security should know this, and would have known this in any past Administration of the United States of America.

Gotta love the all caps. It’s like red hat, you can just tell by the unnecessary all caps and the accusatory manner of writing.

Anyway, I wonder when the cops will turn on ICE? They’re getting gassed and now getting singled out too. Gotta be a rough choice between beating up minorities yourself and being ok with ICE doing it to you too.

[–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's one take, but the reverse is more fun: what kind of moron thinks that cops aren't criminals?

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They're not, because words mean things. Criminal cops are criminals, other cops are just cops.

Just because you don't like them doesn't make them criminals.

[–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 1 day ago

Our legal system is set up in such a way that everyone is a criminal.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

See… what you did wrong, was…. You used that logic thing from the past. We don’t do that ‘round these parts anymore.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You mean like when ChatGPT replied confidently that BLUEBERRY has three Rs? ;-)

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think you cracked the case! The idiots in government are having ChatGPT do all their thinking for them!

[–] manxu@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

I think both with the gubmint and ChatGPT, "thinking" must be defined very very loosely :-)

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

I have a hard time believing this. Like I can't get a job for the current company I am working for without submitting another background check, because my contract ends this weekend. So they had me file another one hoping it will come through by Monday. (I'm sure it won't).

There is no way those officers didn't also have background checks when they applied. You can't apply to any government job, federal or state in any state I have lived in without one.

[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This isn't the first cop that's been arrested:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/us/maine-police-officer-immigration-arrest-hnk

The background check systems don't seem to be very reliable.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I worked in a field that dealt with child care and I know there are a couple of different checks you can get that are more quick checks and then others that are thorough checks. Cost of each is different. Also, background checks are only good right at that moment so if something happens after then of course it won’t be on a background check until it gets reported and you do another check.

I’m not saying that’s what happened here. I am only trying to point out some specifics about background checks themselves.

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

The article says he was "encountered during a targeted enforcement action." That sounds like they grabbed him while doing something else and everything they're saying after is an attempt to justify accidentally arresting what they later found out to be a cop who legally immigrated to the US.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Craig said that before Bojovic was hired, the village confirmed that he was legally authorized work in the United States.

“Background checks performed by the FBI and Illinois State Police revealed no criminal history,” he added. “If Officer Bojovic did not hold federal work authorization, he would not have been hired.”

He may have overstayed his visa at one point, but was currently legally here. Who knows since there is zero documentation requirements now.

Once overstayed a visa but is here legally now... Hmmm sounds like a certain Elon Musk admitted to such on TV if we remember.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's been known that the federal E-Verify program is an effectively useless system that "verifies" people that aren't actually allowed to work. That's the minimum required by law in most places.

Given the fact that officers get fired for insane shit and then just move elsewhere and do the same job again... I'm 100% willing to believe that's the extent of what many police departments do, not full background checks.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago

"So you lost your last job for brutally beating a suspect who turned out to be the wrong guy? Well, you're going to fit in nicely around here! Welcome aboard!"

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 11 points 3 days ago

These are the same people who view terrible disciplinary records when fired from a different agency a few municipalities over and hire them anyway.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

They are highly paid thugs... that is ALL they are.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 days ago

Now do the other way

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

The leopards are starting to eat their own faces.

[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] fnrir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

a co to za nazwa :3

[–] Tm12@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Keep these pieces of shit [ICE] out of your country.