Overview

• Chávez Jr. has been detained by ICE since July 2 for overstaying a B2 visa and allegedly lying on a green card application after reentering the U.S. in January.
• His precise whereabouts beyond being in DHS custody in Hidalgo, Texas, are unconfirmed after he missed his July 7 appearance and his next U.S. court hearing is set for August 21.
• U.S. authorities have initiated expedited removal procedures to send him to Mexico, where he faces an active arrest warrant for alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and longstanding organized crime investigations.
• Mexican lawyers have secured an amparo injunction aiming to block his post-deportation arrest after earlier injunctions were rejected by a Mexican court in early July.
• His father, boxing legend Julio César Chávez Sr., has publicly defended his innocence and Mexican officials including President Claudia Sheinbaum and Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero have urged his return to face sentencing.