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Associated Press
Jul 4, 2025, 12:16 PM ET
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that Mexico hadn't antecedently arrested boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. connected a 2023 apprehension order, due to the fact that helium had been mostly been successful the United States since.
Sheinbaum spoke a time aft U.S. authorities announced the boxer's arrest successful California for overstaying his visa and lying connected a greenish paper application. He was being processed for expedited removal, according to U.S. authorities.
"The anticipation is that helium volition beryllium deported and service the condemnation successful Mexico," Sheinbaum said during her regular quality briefing Friday, referring to charges that helium faces for arms and cause trafficking.
The 39-year-old boxer, according to his lawyer Michael Goldstein, was picked up Wednesday by a ample fig of national agents portion helium was riding a scooter successful beforehand of a location wherever helium resides successful the upscale Los Angeles vicinity of Studio City adjacent Hollywood.
The apprehension came lone days aft the erstwhile middleweight champion lost a match against influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul successful Anaheim, California.
He divided his clip betwixt some countries. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained Chávez for overstaying a tourer visa that helium entered the U.S. with successful August 2023 and expired successful February 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.
The bureau besides said Chávez submitted aggregate fraudulent statements erstwhile helium applied for imperishable residency connected April 2, 2024, based connected his matrimony to a U.S. citizen, Frida Muñoz. She is the parent of a granddaughter of imprisoned Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
U.S. officials said that he's believed to person ties to the almighty Sinaloa Cartel, which is blamed for a important information of Mexico's cause violence.
