By Renee Hickman

CHICAGO Dec 2 (Reuters) – A suburban Chicago police officer who was detained during a high-profile federal immigration enforcement surge in the area has returned to duty, his police department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Radule Bojovic, an officer with the Hanover Park Police Department, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during “Operation Midway Blitz,” a months-long deportation campaign launched by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in the Chicago area in September.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, announced Bojovic’s arrest with much fanfare in a press release on October 16, saying he had overstayed a tourist visa after arriving in the U.S. from Montenegro.

But the Hanover Park Police Department

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