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https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/politics/ice-arrests-chicago-suburb-police-officer-hanover-park
Oct 17, 2025 7:09 AM
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/politics/ice-arrests-chicago-suburb-police-officer-hanover-park
Dpatgotbanned
ACAB
YippeeKayakOB
This just in: ICE arrested a fishing rod, two suspicious looking aprons, and a labradoodle with a bowtie. Fucking amateurs.
HandoB4Javert
AlfakaGordonShumway
So is at fault here? Police departments do federal background checks when hiring. That should have shown that he has no right to work in the US if DHS is correct about him only having a tourist visa and overstayed it.
pollox42
link without cnn's forced registration https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/16/ice-arrests-suburban-chicago-police-officer-for-allegedly-overstaying-visa
TupacAintDead
Let them fight. https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlaTczNGx1Zzk0M3BhOTcwNnRwOWZkb2k3ZXczbGVqZ3RjbmZiMTRtbCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/qN7NZR3Q5R2mY/200w.mp4
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gonzar09
Don't forget he fires a black cadet for flipping over a police vehicle, but not a white cadet who was so stupid that he didn't get out of the way of said vehicle to avoid getting his feet ran over and calls another black cadet a racial slur.
bugcooper
is he?
DukePhelan
This is what happen when you set loose a mad dog, it turns on those who are willing to help it.
SMarkt
Yes, we had Jewish police officers in Germany in 1933. Well, in 1936 there were fewer
dizzyturtle
Don't police officers have to fill out a Form I-9?
whoatherebigfella
I guess he did but it was years ago.
AlfakaGordonShumway
The CNN article says he was hired in August 2025 which means the Federal background check by FBI and state police background check was this year, i.e. under the Trump administration.
smegheadenergy
I did Nazi that coming
khele
Some brains are going to explode seeing the picture...
enderite
Maybe the cops will pick the right side now?
Probably not…
DMSledge
They are still following the Shirley doctrine.
jimicus
Unusually white for one of their pickups.
WeHaveCheese
oprahslovechild
I’ll take his spot in Montenegro and he can stay and be a cop.
MrBewn
Oh noes, blue on blue violence? Anyway...
WorstCowboyEver
"A law enforcement officer who is actively breaking the law." No irony in that statement, lol.
darthbiscuit
Chicago cops are a group ICE does NOT wanna go to war with. Them motherfuckers crazy.
GreenMnM
No one here knows who this man is. Whether or not he was there protesting, caught in the middle of situation, or ice just really is that incompetent.
The big point im taking from this is simple.
NO ONE IS SAFE
whoatherebigfella
I understood that his name appeared on their round up list because of his expired visa. I do assume that whoever appears on the list, it shows their home address and work address though.
GreenMnM
Fair enough. I'd imagine someone in a work visa or the like wouldnt be eligible to work in a field thats supposed to uphold local laws
Munchman347
Don't cops carry a weapon at all times? I'd have stuck a nine in somebody's crotch and told them to turn around. Assault and Battery on a Cop will get you shot...
ItsATrap
This is actually extremely important. ICE piercing the veil of the blue wall of silence will turn police against them completely. ACAB, but i'd rather have everyone i can on our side against the brown shirts, and having the police and military on our side makes the steps that come after the brown shirts impossible.
unluckyandbored
I can't wait for ICE and cops to start fighting each other.
generalprotectionfault
this is copium
EleganceIsDead
I was just about to say, did ICE sign some super-secret Pete mandate suicide pact? ICE Goin after police? There are easier ways to paint a target on your back. -_- LOL!
Timesarrows
2006ish GOP governors OH PA began the GOP plan to eliminate police/fire pensions/pay/medical, plan failed. 2008ish GOP Gov WI executed same plan, it failed because of protests. 2025 GOP UT gov executes same plan, it passes. any Police/Fire/Military/Gov. Agents who vote GOP r absolutely STUPID because given enough power GOP will do it to all of u! https://www.firerescue1.com/labor-and-union-issues/utah-legislature-bans-collective-bargaining-for-firefighters-teachers-and-public-sector-jobs
Fairemont
Can we like... ICE-swat cops until they get mad at ICE?
Zange0
In Chicago ICE has been calling 911 with false reports at their facility and really pissing off the local PD. https://newrepublic.com/post/201394/ice-chicago-police-fake-911-calls
Fairemont
Amazing.
mirrorz
Good. Let them eat each other.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Nothing better than two authoritarian assholes fighting each other.
Targe0
By a lot of reports, the Chicago police have been siding with the protestors against ICE.
And have even ignored some ICE requests for backup.
TungstenOrbital
Good
VinnyVeritas
The flip side of being arrested for "driving while Black"
whatexactlyisthefunctionofarubberduck
The terminology of illegal aliens is so so gross and dangerous. It dehumanises people, in this case saying they are literally not human (alien)
fenrir4life
You've got the etymology out of order. 'Alien' was initially a synonym for 'foreigner,' with 'Space Aliens' being a staple of the emergent scifi genre.
You're right that the 'illegal' part is misleading, since undocumented entry is a civil offense, and regardless of the terminology, this modern-day brownshirt nonsense is a disgrace to our collective humanity.
whatexactlyisthefunctionofarubberduck
Yeah, I know it's an old word for foreigner and later meant space aliens. But there's a context and most people will see it in that
Skevoid
Undocumented entry is a criminal offense (though only a misdemeanor for a first offense), staying in the US after your visa has expired is a civil offense, so it's a mix of both, though a significant majority have expired visas rather than entering illegally.
marsilies
In this specific case, the cop allegedly stayed past their visa, so a civil offense, yet the DHS called him a "criminal" in their statement. They don't care about the technicalities of the law.
medimr
Guaranteed they heard he was from Montenegro and assumed that was some Caribbean/South American country.
katolu
Duh! It's got "negro" right in the name!
BurnieCinders
Spanish goths beware.
Ristari
While Montenegro is on the more obscure side when it comes to countries, I do wish the US education system put a little more emphasis on being able to find basic places on a map. Do I expect them to know where Lichtenstein is? No. Do I expect people to be able to tell me where Korea or Vietnam or Egypt or Germany is? Absolutely
dwarfinathonginacaskinthewaterwoooo
whats wrong with lichtenstein? It's simply across the river, easy to remember
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
When there are almost 200 countries, and you're talking about people who only know a handful of them, Lichtenstein isn't really a priority. I know where it is because I've been there, but it's not one I would typically expect non-Europeans to know.
dwarfinathonginacaskinthewaterwoooo
/s
manwithsevenlivers
AndrlCh
The problem is there isn't really a "US education system." Each state has the power to dictate what is part of their curriculum, so the states that want their populaces ignorant and uneducated don't bother making rigorous standards. Plus, there are a lot of people who just choose not to pay attention in school and then complain about "the education system" later.
Ristari
Fair. Absolutely fair. And I also likely have super high expectations when it comes to that as I'm a map and history nerd
Thorketil
But, but... he looks so white.
elvisdumbledore
https://imgur.com/bcMLdJR
GerbilHereReportingLiveFromRichardGeresAss
He's also a US citizen. They do not care.
whoatherebigfella
I don’t believe he actually is a US citizen though.
spaghettiThunderbolt
Gee, it's almost like they're going after illegals regardless of race. Imagine that!
ThoseRulesArentReal
But they aren’t they specifically got permission to use race as probable cause
DarkZoma
He wasn't even remotely illegal.
whoatherebigfella
Well, he wasn’t a citizen and apparently his visa/work authorization had expired since it was last checked. I’m sure all this will come out in the follow up articles
Slugsie
ACAB, even to other cops.
jasondeslin
That's literally WHY ACAB is ACAB. Plenty of good people try to become cops. A few succeed. Then they see another officer doing something fucked up. At that point, they either speak up and get slapped down more and more until they are fired/murdered, or they shut up and become part of the problem.
Bigblackdick69
After being raised by two police officers, I agree with this statement
Targe0
Occasionally they can push out those problem people.
But then those people often just move and enlist in another place's force.
So while the good ones can win, it only helps their small area and just concentrates the bad cops into the other districts.
jasondeslin
Show me a single fucking cop anywhere in the US shooting at masked kidnappers attacking innocent people.
I'll wait.
If you do find one, I'll agree that THEY are an exception to ACAB.
Those problem officers shouldn't be pushed out. They should be stopped, with any necessary force, then jailed. Police are given privilege and power to ACTIVELY protect people, not just refrain from abusing their power, and not a one has done that.
The system is designed to ensure there are NO "good" cops.
Bigblackdick69
After my mom was killed in the line of duty. The city honored her by presenting my father with her Medal of Valor that the city bestowed upon her posthumously.
The mayor gave a statement that "our cops will never aid in ICE." Everyone applauded that except my dad and quite a few police officers.
So I agree with you. While good cops did once exist , they are a reflection to the current political climate. Because our government is corrupt, so have they become as well.
ACAB for my cop mom.
prosper020
My brother went through the police academy many years ago, because our dad wanted him to.
My brother was meh about it until he heard “you’ll get sued all of the time for doing your job.” He thought along the lines of “if I’m doing my job why would people want to sue me? Is my job wrong? I guess it is wrong.” And thankfully decided to not follow through when he graduated.
whoatherebigfella
Genuinely curious, why do so many people use the word kidnapping? That always conjures up the idea, for me anyways, of someone being picked up and in many cases, never to be seen or heard from again. Once someone is picked up, citizens or otherwise, we actually do know where those folks are at, no?
Zange0
Nope! https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/03/ice-detainee-families-">-system/">https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/03/ice-detainee-families-say-heightened-stress-as-difficult-track-detainees-in-system/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article312042943.html
jasondeslin
Oh you sweet summer child... Tell that to the people that went missing after being "deported".
TalkingSnake
notmyrealface
built* and one of them was closed down and 1200 people are just up and missing from it and it's never been talked about again.
VerySmallDuck
TalkingSnake
You get down here right now and clean up after your cultists!
ImmaCatImmaSexyCat
Jesus: "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know these people."
PlusTechSqueezeBox
My favorite is when midwits bring out the "both sides are the same" crap, when one side literally tried to violently overthrow a democratic election because they lost.
dmcnama5
Oh, you mean JD Vance, yes
TalkingSnake
Can't believe I have to say this.
I'd like to thank the corpo leftwing middle of the political elite for not going full nazi and leaving it at general opportunist greed. I know y'all are staying out of the fight so you can profit in the aftermath but you could be worse.
ImmaCatImmaSexyCat
They're not left-wing. And don't thank them. It's the ratchet effect. The job of these "moderate" political elite is to prevent society from turning to the left. When they're in power, things are relatively stagnant, but you feel better because it's not turning to the right, but they won't allow you to turn it to the left. When the right is in power, it turns towards the right.
They may or may not know their role, but they play it well.
eathotdog
Im so sick of "democrats have ineffective policy" = Republicans and democrats are the same
TalkingSnake
One side is going full nazi.
The other side is sending a strongly worded letter.
I'm not happy with either but holy fucking shit is not the same.
euphoricopportunity
And before Trump it was "Republicans will slowly chisel away at your civil and labor rights and cut funding to government programs, while somehow spending more than Dems" and "Dems will occasional deliver some watered down improvements, while offering reasonable economic policy ". They're not great. They're not shaking things up. They stabilize the system. If the Democrats represented the right wing of our Overton window, I would be a lot more comfortable.
whoatherebigfella
What would you say instead?
keyblader1985
And are currently rewriting the rules of said election to prepare for next "election"
mjperk
They've actually been drastically rewriting the rules for at least the last two presidential terms at minimum, probably more. Trump started laying the foundation for this all just before running for office the first time. It was just more subtle back then. Anyone putting all their hope into the upcoming midterms is being foolish, IMO. Things are so rigged/suppressed at this point that a "fair" or legal election wasn't last time, and certainly won't be this next time around.
whoatherebigfella
C’mon dude, don’t throw in the towel so soon. We’re still quite a while away from midterms.
mjperk
I'm not throwing in the towel, I am just entirely cynical/pessimistic about the situation and see little if any hope. That said, I'm still going to do what I can to fight like hell. I'll continue to protest, do bannering events, call representatives, etc. I just don't think they work, and data supports that. But again, what else can one do other than try? Wins at midterms would be nice, but I wouldn't put all my eggs in that basket like many seem to be doing.
ThisIsTheShortestUsernameICouldFind
Literally 1/2 of the voting machines are now owned by a a ex-Republican election official. If you don’t think that they’re going to flagrantly steal the midterms as well then you’re not paying attention https://www.npr.org/2025/10/11/nx-s1-5570868/analyzing-dominion-voting-systems-sale-to-firm-run-by-ex-republican-elections-official