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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

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