World well-known boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been deported to Mexico and jailed following his arrest by ICE brokers in Los Angeles final month for allegedly being within the U.S. illegally and mendacity on a inexperienced card utility.
Chavez, 39, was additionally needed in Mexico for his alleged involvement in organized crime and firearms trafficking and ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, in line with Homeland Safety.
Chavez was handed over by authorities and admitted to a jail outdoors of town of Hermosillo, within the northern state of Sonora, an official talking on the situation of anonymity instructed The Related Press.
“I understand he was deported. I don’t know if it was yesterday or this morning, but we were informed that he was arriving in Mexico,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned at a press convention on Tuesday.
Legal professional Basic of Mexico Alejandro Gertz Manero mentioned the investigation into Chavez began in 2019, and the warrant for his arrest had been in place since March 2023. His household and lawyer have denied the allegations of his cartel connections.
Chavez was arrested in Los Angeles in early July, simply days after a high-profile boxing match towards Jake Paul.
On the time, the Division of Homeland Safety mentioned Chavez entered the nation legally with a vacationer visa in August 2023, however that it was solely legitimate till February of final 12 months. Regardless of him allegedly being flagged as a “public safety threat,” he had entered the U.S. from Mexico a number of instances since then, in line with the feds.
Investigators mentioned additionally they decided Chavez made a number of fraudulent statements whereas looking for everlasting resident standing. They selected plans to arrest him on June 27, at some point earlier than the bout with Paul, regardless that he’d been again within the nation for months and his presence within the U.S. was extensively identified.
It’s unclear why the company waited to arrest him till after the struggle.
Along with his alleged cartel connections, Chavez has a prison historical past in California relationship again to 2012, when he was convicted of drunk driving and sentenced to 13 days in jail. In January 2024, he was arrested on gun costs, with police saying he possessed two AR-style ghost rifles.
Chavez Jr.’s father is known boxer Julio Cesar Chavez. He has not spoken publicly about his son’s deportation.
Initially Printed: August 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM EDT
