Overview

• Julio César Chávez Jr. failed to appear at his July 7 immigration hearing and his lawyer says his whereabouts are unknown.
• Following his July 2 arrest outside his Studio City home, ICE initiated an accelerated removal order to deport him to Mexico.
• Mexico’s FGR has held a 2023 arrest warrant for Chávez Jr. over alleged organized crime involvement and arms trafficking.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum and AG Alejandro Gertz Manero have pressed U.S. authorities to return Chávez Jr. to face charges.
• A hearing has been rescheduled for August 21 and his name is absent from ICE’s detainee locator, raising questions about his custody.