03-07-2025
ICE arrests Mexican boxer just days after his latest bout
Julio César Chávez Jr. faces an active arrest warrant in Mexico, the DHS said.
Julio César Chávez Jr. gestures during a fight against Anderson "Spider" Silva as part of the Tribute to the Kings at Jalisco Stadium on June 19, 2021, in Guadalajara, Mexico. |By Gregory Svirnovskiy
07/03/2025 05:24 PM EDT
Federal immigration agents on Wednesday arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. in Los Angeles, just days after his latest high-profile bout, and are processing him for deportation.
Chávez, the Department of Homeland Security said in a Thursday press release, faces an active arrest warrant in Mexico 'for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.' The agency also claimed he is 'believed to be an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel.'
The arrest of the athlete, son of legendary Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Sr., is yet another public episode in President Donald Trump's rapid and ambitious deportation agenda.
