What to know about Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr.’s arrest by US immigration officials – Chicago Tribune

LOS Angeles – US immigration officials arrested the famous Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. – A few days after his high -level fight with Jake Paul – for having exceeded his visa and lying on a green card request, officials announced on Thursday.

Chávez was detained in front of his home on Wednesday and will be expelled to Mexico, where he faces accusations of organized crime, the authorities announced.

Here’s what you need to know about this arrest.

Who is Chávez?

The 39 -year -old boxer is a former average weight champion from Mexico. His father, Julio César Chávez, is one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history and a member of the renowned temple of international boxing.

The son fought against drug addiction for a large part of his long boxing career, failing drug screening tests, serving suspensions and lacking in a blatant way while being widely criticized for his intermittent dedication to sport.

The young Chavez has always reached the heights, winning the WBC average weight title in 2011 and defending it three times. Chávez shared the ring with the great generational canelo Álvarez and Sergio Martinez, losing both.

In 2012, he was found guilty of driving driving in Los Angeles and sentenced to 13 days in prison. Then in January 2024, he was arrested for firearms. Police said he had two AR -style ghost rifles. He was then released on an obligation of $ 50,000 and on condition, he went to a residential drug treatment center. The case is still pending, Chávez regularly signaling its progress.

Chávez was far from the ring for three years before his return at the end of last year, but Paul’s invitation brought him again.

Where was it arrested?

According to his lawyer, Michael Goldstein, Chávez was recovered Wednesday by a large number of federal agents while riding a scooter in front of a house where he resides in the high -end district of Los Angeles of Studio City, near Hollywood.

Goldstein said the officials blocked the street and arrested Chávez without informing his family. The television channels marked his house on Thursday afternoon and saw no one leaving his house.

A few days before, Chávez had faced Paul who became influencer Paul and had lost in a highly anticipated fight in Anaheim, California. The Ministry of Internal Security said that officials determined that Chávez should be arrested on June 27, a day before the fight. We did not know why they waited to act days after the high -level event.

What is it accused of?

Federal officials said in a press release that Chávez had exceeded a tourist visa with which he entered the United States in August 2023. The visa expired in February 2024, they said.

Homeland Security said that Chávez had submitted multiple fraudulent declarations when he asked for a permanent residence on April 2, 2024, based on his marriage to an American citizen, Frida Muñoz.

She is the mother of a Kingpin granddaughter by Cartel de Sinaloa imprisoned Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. US officials said it would be affiliated to the powerful Sinaloa cartel, who is blamed for an important part of Mexico drug violence.

The office of the Attorney General of Mexico said that an arrest warrant against “Julio” C had been issued in March 2023 in an investigation into the organized allegations of crime and trafficking in arms, and that Mexico initiated an extradition procedure on Thursday.

A federal agent who spoke under the cover of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the case confirmed to the Associated Press that “Julio C” is Chávez.

What happens next?

Goldstein, Chávez lawyer, said he didn’t know where Chávez was detained on Thursday morning.

DHS said Thursday that it was treated for an “accelerated dismissal” of the country.

Chávez’s family published a statement Thursday afternoon to support him, Los Angeles Times reported.

“We have fully confidence in his innocence,” said the press release. “We firmly believe that the appropriate course is to allow the competent authorities to do their work without external pressure or speculation.”