The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested by ICE and is facing deportation on charges of being in the U.S. illegally as a ...

ICE arrests boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., alleges ties to cartel, weapons trafficking by: Salvador Rivera Posted: Jul 3, 2025 / 09:59 PM EDT Updated: Jul 3, 2025 / 09:59 PM EDT ...

Records show Chávez Jr. entered the U.S. legally in August 2023 on a B2 visa valid until February 2024. He later applied for permanent residency through marriage to an American citizen who allegedly ...

Per the report, one of the leading members of the Sinaloa Cartel, “El Nini,” ordered Chavez Jr. to beat up subordinates who made mistakes that could expose the cartel.

Questions of ties between Chávez Jr. and organized crime, Romero said, were “too delicate” to touch. But in general, he said boxing and the cartel walked separate paths in Culiacan.

Jake Paul punches Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to a unanimous decision win during a Cruiserweight fight at Honda Center on June 28, 2025 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Timeline: ...

A news release on its website says that "in August 2023, Chavez entered the U.S. illegally with a B2 tourist visa that was valid until February 2024 -- Chavez is also believed to be an affiliate ...