Former Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Deported to Mexico, Detained for Alleged Cartel Ties

Julio Cesar Chávez Jr., former WBC middleweight champion and son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chávez, was deported from the United States to Mexico where he is now held in a maximum-security prison in Sonora. He was arrested by U.S. authorities in July 2025 for illegal possession of firearms and overstaying his visa, with an active arrest warrant in Mexico for alleged involvement in organized crime and arms trafficking linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. Mexican authorities transferred Chávez Jr. after his deportation at the border city of Nogales to a federal prison in Hermosillo, Sonora. The deportation followed his loss in a high-profile boxing match against Jake Paul, and his father has publicly defended him, denying the allegations and asserting his son's innocence. Chávez Jr.'s legal troubles include previous suspensions for banned substances and a 2024 arrest in Los Angeles for firearm possession. His case is part of a broader immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, who has committed to deporting millions of undocumented immigrants.