Mexican Boxer Julio Csar Chvez Jr. Arrested By ICE

[Jilly_in_VA]

Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Studio City, California, on Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Chávez’s arrest in a Thursday press release, describing the 39-year-old former middleweight champion as a “public safety threat” with alleged links to the Sinaloa cartel.

“Chavez is a Mexican citizen who has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives,” the statement read.

The son of multiple-time world champion Julio César Chávez Sr., the boxer recently lost a high-profile 10-round bout with influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

In the statement, DHS said it was processing Chávez for expedited removal from the United States.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/boxer-julio-cesar-chavez-ice-arrest_n_6866c94de4b0225e8f8be09d

JHRC, who's next?

[Ocelot II]

1. Are they deporting FIFA players yet?

[Brother Buzz]

2. This arrest looks to be reasonably sound but.....

I guarantee the nimrods will send him to El Salvador instead of Mexico and the waiting arrest warrant.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. I can't find anything earlier about the "warrant in Mexico", but he was arrested in the USA in January 2024

for possession of a "ghost gun":

Former boxing world champion Julio César Chávez Jr. was released from custody on $50,000 bail Thursday after being arrested and charged with illegal possession of an assault rifle Sunday at his Sherman Oaks home, his lawyers said.

Chavez Jr. pleaded not guilty to the charge and agreed to enter an immediate rehabilitation program. He will return to court Feb. 15.
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Police responded Sunday afternoon to a call from an unidentified person who allegedly saw the boxer with a gun and was concerned that he might pose a danger to himself or others. Chávez had no previous history of possessing firearms, according to his lawyer. The news was first reported by TMZ.

The 37-year-old former middleweight champion and son of legendary boxer Julio César Chávez Sr. was detained by LAPD officers after they searched his home, and Chávez Jr. was taken to the Valley Jail Section in Van Nuys. According to the TMZ report, authorities found what is called a “ghost gun” in Chávez’s house, a firearm that is impossible to trace because it has not been legally registered.

https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-01-11/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-released-from-prison

[Polybius]

4. He wasnt deported when that happened

Why?

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. I couldn't find a report on the outcome of the Feb 15 hearing

There may have been extenuating circumstances (eg it wasn't his). As far as I can tell, it was spotted in a video he made in his home and uploaded to social media.