Mr. Chavez is not a threat to the community.” Chávez Jr. applied to get lawful permanent resident status in April 2024 — two months after the B2 tourist visa he originally received in August 2023 expired, according to the DHS.
But there were “multiple fraudulent statements” on the application, according to the DHS, and Chávez Jr.’s wife, Frida Muñoz, has an alleged connection to the Sinaloa Cartel from a previous relationship to the late son of leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
ICE was notified in December that Chávez Jr. was an “egregious public safety threat,” according to the DHS, but the administration of former President Joe Biden determined he wasn’t an “immigration enforcement priority” — and Chávez Jr. was allowed back into the U.S. on Jan. 4.
Due to the fraudulent statements, he was considered “removable” on June 27, according to the DHS.
The Sinaloa Cartel was designated as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Video footage of Julio César Chávez Jr., a Mexican boxer, being arrested. Fox 11 Los Angeles released a video Thursday that showed the 39-year-old being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers just days after he fought with Jake Paul. The video showed the man being held with both hands behind his back and a chain around his waist area next to an open car door.
Chávez Jr. is being “expedited removed” from the United States as the spouse of a U.S. citizen and a Mexican national. A. because of an alleged arrest warrant in Mexico for “trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives and involvement in organized crime,” as well as being a purported “affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel,” the Department of Homeland Security stated in a statement on Thursday.
Chávez Jr. and Michael Goldstein. As stated by his lawyer on Thursday, the arrest took place while Chávez Jr. was outside his Studio City, California, home on a motorcycle. “working on a few things,” his manager, Sean Gibbons, told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday. “Home,” the Associated Press reported. “.”.
Around 25 agents and officials were present for Chávez Jr., Goldstein told the Times, adding, “They blocked off his street and took him into custody leaving his family without any knowledge of his whereabouts.”. arrest. The current accusations are ludicrous and seem to be intended as a headline to scare the public. There is no threat to the community from Mr. Dot Chavez. “.”.
Chávez, Jr. Two months after the expiration of his initial B2 tourist visa in August 2023, he applied for lawful permanent resident status in April 2024, the DHS said.
However, the DHS and Chávez Jr. claim that the application contained “multiple fraudulent statements.”. ‘s wife, Frida Muñoz, is said to have ties to the Sinaloa Cartel through her past marriage to the late leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son.
In December, ICE received word that Chávez Jr. was deemed not an “immigration enforcement priority” by the former President Joe Biden’s administration, despite the DHS rating him as an “egregious public safety threat” — and Chávez Jr. allowed to return to the United States. S. . on January. 4. .
He was deemed “removable” by the DHS on June 27 as a result of the false statements.
The administration of President Donald Trump classified the Sinaloa Cartel as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization.”.
