Overview

• Chávez Jr., 39, was handed over at the border in Nogales and transferred to a prison in Hermosillo, Sonora, according to Mexico’s National Detention Registry.
• He spent 46 days in U.S. custody after ICE arrested him in Los Angeles in early July for overstaying a visa and for alleged fraudulent statements on a 2024 residency application.
• DHS labeled him a Sinaloa Cartel affiliate and an egregious public-safety threat as the Trump administration highlights immigration enforcement and cartel targeting.
• Mexico’s attorney general says the investigation began in 2019 with a 2023 arrest warrant, while prosecutors have withheld full indictment details from public view.
• Reports in Mexican media describe alleged henchman activity for the cartel, which the defense rejects; his July arrest came days after losing to Jake Paul, and a separate 2024 U.S. ghost‑gun case remains pending under diversion.