Prominent Mexican boxer Julio C. Sarvez Jr. has been arrested by US immigration officials and is being deported; according to officials, he has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and the trafficking of explosives, firearms, and ammunition.
The Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of ICE, said that Ch vez was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Studio City on Wednesday and is being processed for an expedited removal from the United States.
Although the Biden administration stated in internal documents that Chvez was not an immigration enforcement priority, a Homeland Security news release stated that he had been identified as a public safety threat.
Sean Gibbons, Chvez’s manager, told the Los Angeles Times that they are working on a few issues after the boxer’s arrest, but he would not elaborate.
Last month, Chvez Jr., the son of Mexican boxing icon Julio C. Sar Chvez, fell to influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul.
The younger Chvez was described as a member of the Sinaloa cartel by U.S. officials when they announced the arrest on Thursday. The Mexican drug trafficking organization has been classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Trump administration.
World-famous athletes are not above the law under President Trump, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated in a statement.
The news release claims that Chvez obtained a B2 tourist visa, which allowed him to enter the nation lawfully in August 2023 and remained there until February 2024. Based on his marriage to Frida Chvez, a U.S. citizen, who Homeland Security claimed has ties to the Sinaloa cartel through a previous relationship with the now-deceased son of notorious cartel leader Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, he had applied for lawful permanent resident status in April of last year, according to officials.
The Homeland Security news statement states that on December 17 of last year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services referred Ch vez to ICE on the grounds that he posed a serious risk to public safety.
But according to the leak, a DHS law enforcement system entry made under the Biden administration showed that Chvez was not a priority for immigration enforcement.
The announcement states that Chvez was permitted to into the nation on January 4 at the port of entry in San Ysidro.
According to the Homeland Security release, he was found to be in the country illegally and removable on June 27 after making several false representations on his application to become a Lawful Permanent Resident.
Homeland Security reports that Chvez was found guilty of driving while intoxicated in 2012 and received a sentence of 36 months of probation and 13 days in jail.
Homeland Security claims that a district judge issued an arrest warrant for Chvez in 2023 for the charge of organized crime with the intent to commit offenses related to manufacturing and trafficking in weapons.
According to the announcement, the warrant was issued for individuals who manufacture guns, ammunition, cartridges, and explosives without the required permit as well as those who engage in the illegal importation of these items into the nation.
According to officials, Chvez was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department in January of last year and charged with illegally possessing any assault weapon and importing or manufacturing a short barreled rifle. Later on, he was found guilty of the accusations.
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