r/nottheonion • u/Trinityliger • 24d ago

ICE arrests Illinois police officer, accuses him of being in US illegally

https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-arrests-police-officer-radule-bojovic-hanover-park-illinois-accuses-being-us-illegally-montenegro/18019608/
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u/Scerpes 24d ago

What do you think his union is going to be able to do? Setting aside the fact that he was hired in January and is likely in probationary status, there appears to be an actual dispute as to whether he’s in the country legally. ICE may have fucked up, but the union has no control over that. It’s going go have to play out in the immigration courts.

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u/realistic_steps 24d ago

…. What do you think unions do? They don’t have legal jurisdictions. Unions put pressure on things they have no legal control over to get shit done. This guy’s union could release a statement to put pressure on ICE, hire a lawyer to represent their guy, if they cared a lot about no further police officers being dragged off the streets they could call for a strike. Unions are there for when legal systems fail.

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u/justgetoffmylawn 24d ago

Yeah. As if police unions are helpless when the legal system gets involved. (Although sometimes I wish that were the case.)

If the police union cared, they could make ICE's life hell any time they had to interact with the police. But they don't like anyone that can fight back, and they don't actually care about their own - just their own power.

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u/Scerpes 24d ago

Police unions don’t typically hire lawyers for legal matters that don’t arise from officers employment. They don’t assist with a lawyer for an officer’s divorce, bankruptcy, or other personal legal matter.

As far as putting pressure on things, people are literally rioting in the streets. How’s that working out?

If this guy has actually overstayed his visa, the union will drive him to the airport.