Overview

• ICE agents arrested Julio César Chávez Jr. on July 2 outside his Studio City home and initiated expedited removal proceedings.
• He failed to appear at a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing on July 7 for a pretrial diversion program linked to a January 2024 gun charge.
• Defense attorney Michael Goldstein said Chávez Jr. was in DHS custody in Hidalgo, Texas before his location became untraceable.
• Mexican authorities have rejected injunctions and are awaiting his transfer to face an active arrest warrant over alleged Sinaloa Cartel ties.
• Boxing legend Julio César Chávez Sr. has publicly condemned the detention as unjust and staunchly defended his son’s innocence.