Brian Custer details the latest on boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., who has been arrested by ICE for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges.
LOS ANGELES -- Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, federal officials said Thursday.
The arrest comes only days after the former middleweight champion fought in a match Saturday against Jake Paul in Anaheim, California.
The Department of Homeland Security said officials initially determined Chávez should be arrested June 27, a day before the fight.
It was unclear why they waited to act for days after the high-profile event.
"The current allegations are outrageous and simply another headline to terrorize the community," Goldstein said.
"After everything that's happened, I wouldn't want to be deported. »