Los Angeles – Famous Mexican Boxer Julio Sesar Chavez Junior was arrested for abolishing his visa and lay on a green card application and will be sent to Mexico, where he faces allegations of organized crime, Federal officials said on Thursday,
Arrest comes only a few days after the pre -middleweight champion Lose a match On Saturday, against influenced-burn-Boxer Jake Paul in Ainhim, California. The Homeland Security Department said that the officials determined that Chavez should be arrested a day before the fight on 27 June. It was not clear why they were waiting to work for the days after the high-profile event.
39 -year -old Chavez was raised by a large number of federal agents on Wednesday, while he was riding a scooter in front of a house where he lives in the Upskail Los Angeles neighborhood of Studio City near Hollywood, according to his lawyer, Michael Goldstein.
Goldstein said, “The current allegations are abusive and there is just another title to terrorize the community.”
Many people in southern California are on the shore as immigration arrests have inspired protests and federal deployment of National Guard soldiers and American Marines for Los Angeles city.
Goldstein said he did not know where Chavez was being detained till Thursday morning, but he said that he and his clients were to be held in court on Monday.
Los Angeles Times said that Chavez’s family issued a statement on Thursday afternoon, Los Angeles Times said.
“We have full faith in his innocence,” the statement said. “We strongly believe that proper courses are to allow competent authorities to do their work without external pressure or speculation.”
Before his bout with Paul on Saturday, Chavez fought just once since 2021, falling in innumerable motion during a long boxing career held in his father’s shadow, Julio Cesar Chavez, one of the most loved athletes in Mexican history and one member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame who won the championships in many weight.
The son, who is suffering from drug addiction for most of his career, has been arrested repeatedly. In 2012, he was convicted of drunk driving in Los Angeles and sentenced to 13 days to jail and in January 2024 he was arrested on a gun. Police said he had two AR-style ghost rifles. He was later freed on a $ 50,000 bond and on the condition he went to a residential drug treatment facility. The case is still pending, Chavez regularly reported his progress.
He divided his time between the two countries. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers detained Chavez to eliminate a tourist visa, which they entered the US in August 2023 and ended in February 2024, said the Homeland Security.
The agency also said that Chavez made several fraud statements, when he applied for a permanent residence on the basis of marriage to Fraida Munoz on April 2, 2024. She imprisoned Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin Jokin “L Chapo” is the mother of a granddaughter of Gujman.
US officials said they are considered to be a powerful Sinaloa Cartel, who has been convicted for an important part of Mexico’s drug violence.
US citizenship and immigration services flagged immigration and customs enforcement about Chavez on 17 December, stating that he was “a public safety threat,” and still allowed him to return to the country without a visa on January 4.
The office of the Attorney General of Mexico said that an arrest warrant against “Julio C” in March 2023 was issued in an investigation into allegations of organized crime and arms smuggling and Mexico on Thursday started extradition proceedings.
A federal agent, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, confirmed from the Associated Press that “Julio C” was Chavez. The agent refused to explain why Chavez was not arrested earlier in Mexico despite going back and forth between the two countries several times.
In Mexico, American agents who arrested a famous athlete inspired mixed sentiments.
Martin Sandoval Penaloza, a seller of a newspaper from Mexico City, said that he believes that President Donald Trump wanted to make him an example.
“I think the US government – in this case, Trump – is up to something,” he said, saying that it was “to attract the media’s attention.”
Mexico City storekeeper Oscar Tanda said he was not surprised to see the boxer’s problems.
“I think it was estimated because he has a lifetime of drug use,” he said.
Despite being widely criticized for his dedication to his surrender, Chavez still reached his heights. He won the WBC Middleweight title in 2011 and defended it three times. Chavez shared both of them with a lose -generation Great Kennalo Anlvarez and Sergio Martinez.
Chavez claimed to be clean for Paul’s fight. He saw in the years in the years preparing for the match.
Chavez said in an interview with Los Angeles Times in front of his fight with Paul that he and his instructor were shaken by immigration arrests.
“There are many good people, and you are giving an example of violence to the community,” Chavez said. “Whatever has happened, after that, I do not want to be deported.”