Julio César Chávez Jr. skipped his July 7 Los Angeles hearing, prompting a new date on August 21 and leaving his location unknown. A federal court in Baja California granted a medio amparo that bars his incommunicado detention but left his March 2023 arrest warrant for organized crime and arms trafficking in effect. ICE arrested Chávez Jr. on July 2 under an expedited removal order after the Department of Homeland Security designated him a security threat. U.S. authorities allege the former boxer has ties to the Sinaloa Cartel through his marriage, underpinning the fast-track deportation process. Mexican prosecutors have investigated Chávez Jr. since 2019 and he has filed multiple amparos to avoid detention upon his return to Mexico.
