Overview

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Chávez Jr. in California on July 3 under expedited removal procedures.
• A key hearing held on July 7 concluded with Chávez Jr. remaining in U.S. custody pending a final deportation order.
• His legal team has filed five or six amparos in Mexican courts seeking provisional release once deported.
• Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero stated that the FGR will enforce a 2023 warrant for organized crime and arms trafficking.
• Gertz Manero accused U.S. authorities of delaying Chávez Jr.’s arrest despite being informed of the Mexican warrant since 2023.