NEW YORK: US immigration authorities have arrested Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Los Angeles and plan to deport him, they mentioned on Thursday (Jul 3), simply days after he misplaced a high-profile bout to American rival Jake Paul.
The US Division of Homeland Safety mentioned Chavez was decided to be within the nation illegally final week after he made fraudulent statements on a 2024 utility for everlasting residence. He’s married to a US citizen, it mentioned. Michael Goldstein, a lawyer for Chavez, mentioned greater than two dozen immigration brokers arrested the boxer at his dwelling within the Studio Metropolis space of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
“The present allegations are outrageous and seem like designed as a headline to terrorise the neighborhood,” Goldstein mentioned.
Homeland Safety mentioned that the 39-year-old boxer, son of Mexican world champion fighter Julio Cesar Chavez, is suspected of ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, which Washington has designated a foreign terrorist organisation.
His spouse, Frida Munoz Chavez, was beforehand married to the son of former Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who’s serving a life sentence in a US jail. The son, Edgar, was assassinated in 2008.
Chavez is the goal of a Mexican arrest warrant on allegations of involvement in organised crime and firearms trafficking, DHS mentioned.
In Mexico, Chavez’ household mentioned in a press release they “totally belief in his innocence”.
