President Sheinbaum Explains the Detention of Julio César Chávez Jr.
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, reported this Friday on the arrest of boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., explaining that the 2023 arrest warrant had not been previously executed due to the athlete’s majority residence in the United States. These statements were made one day after U.S. authorities announced the apprehension of Chávez Jr. in California. The arrest was carried out for overstaying his visa and for making false statements on his application for a permanent resident card. According to U.S. authorities, the boxer is being processed for expedited deportation.Sheinbaum mentioned this during her daily press conference, referring to the charges that Chávez Jr. faces for arms and drug trafficking. Chavez Jr.’s lawyer, Michael Goldstein, indicated that the 39-year-old boxer was arrested on Wednesday by a large number of federal agents while riding a scooter in Studio City, Los Angeles. The arrest occurs a few days after the former middleweight champion lost a fight against influencer and boxer Jake Paul in Anaheim, California. Chávez Jr. divided his time between both countries. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the boxer for overstaying a tourist visa with which he entered the United States in August 2023, which expired in February 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The agency also indicated that Chávez submitted multiple fraudulent statements when applying for permanent residency on April 2, 2024, based on his marriage to Frida Muñoz, a U.S. citizen. Muñoz’s daughter is the granddaughter of the incarcerated Sinaloa Cartel kingpin, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. U.S. officials claim that Chávez Jr. is linked to the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, which is blamed for a significant part of the drug-related violence in Mexico.The hope is that he will be deported and serve his sentence in Mexico,
Claudia Sheinbaum
