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Judge Bars Incommunicado Detention of Julio César Chávez Jr. at Sonora Federal Prison

The ruling comes ahead of a court session that will decide whether prosecutors can formally pursue organized‑crime and arms‑trafficking charges.

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Overview

  • District judge Ana María Nava Ortega granted a suspensión de plano ordering any incommunicado treatment at CEFERESO No. 11 in Hermosillo to end immediately.
  • Chávez Jr. remains in preventive detention and is set to appear before a control judge to determine if he will be formally linked to process on the allegations.
  • ICE confirmed it deported him on Monday through Nogales after arresting him on July 3 in Los Angeles for immigration violations.
  • U.S. officials released photos and video of the handover showing him in restraints, with ERO Los Angeles labeling him an egregious threat to public safety.
  • Mexico’s attorney general has pursued a 2023 arrest warrant for organized crime and arms trafficking, while his defense calls the proceedings unjust and says it will contest the case.