Why Julio César Chávez Jr, who took on Jake Paul, is facing deportation threat in US
Julio César Chávez Jr
is facing 'expedited removal' from the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said in a release Thursday.
Chávez Jr., a Mexican citizen, 'has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives,' according to the release. His B2 tourist visa, which he used to legally enter the U.S. in August 2023, expired in February 2024, and filed the application for lawful permanent resident two months later.
Julio César Chávez Jr arrested by ICE: Story in 10 points
-Former WBC middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested and detained by ICE officials and will be deported to his native Mexico. This comes just a week after a reported 60 million households watched him fight Trump supporter Jake Paul in Anaheim.
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-DHS officials say Chávez Jr. made fraudulent statements on his recent immigration application and has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for alleged involvement 'in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives,' according to the release.
-Chávez was detained in front of his home on Wednesday and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, authorities said, adding he has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application, reports ABC News.
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-Chávez Jr's attorney told The Associated Press the current allegations against his client are 'outrageous and simply another headline to terrorize the community.'
-The boxer filed for permanent residency in April 2024 based on his marriage to a US citizen. But DHS officials say she is connected to the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico through a past relationship with one of the now-deceased sons of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the former leader of the cartel.
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-He was allowed to reenter the country on January 4 and the US government determined he was in the country illegally and could be removed on June 27, the release said. Chávez Jr. fought Paul the next day, losing in a unanimous decision to the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
-'This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate with an active arrest warrant for trafficking guns, ammunition, and explosives was arrested by ICE. It is shocking the previous administration flagged this criminal illegal alien as a public safety threat, but chose to not prioritize his removal and let him leave and COME BACK into our country,' Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in the statement.
-The 39-year-old boxer is a former middleweight champion hails from Mexico. His father, Julio César Chávez, is one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, reports ABC News.
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-Chavez rose to the heights, winning the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and defending it three times. Chávez shared the ring with generational greats Canelo Álvarez and Sergio Martinez, losing to both.
-In 2012, he was convicted of drunken driving in Los Angeles and sentenced to 13 days in jail. Then in January 2024, he was arrested on gun charges. Police said he possessed two AR-style ghost rifles. He was later freed on a $50,000 bond and on condition he went to a residential drug treatment facility.
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