{"id":2456915,"date":"2025-07-08T13:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-boxing-legend-defends-son-arrested-by-ice\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T13:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:50:47","slug":"mexican-boxing-legend-defends-son-arrested-by-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-boxing-legend-defends-son-arrested-by-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican boxing legend defends son arrested by ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmexican-boxing-legend-defends-son-arrested-by-ice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456915&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez, the renowned former Mexican boxing champion, has publicly defended his son, Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez Jr., who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for overstaying his visa and allegedly providing false details on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-residents-with-ties-to-china-arrested-over-alleged-27-million-green-card-fraud-selling-access-to-prominent-politicians\/\" title=\"NY Residents With Ties to China ... Over Alleged  Million Green Card Fraud, Selling Access to Prominent Politicians\">green card request<\/a>. Ch\u00e1vez Jr., also a professional boxer, faces deportation to Mexico, where he is accused of organized crime linked to the Sinaloa cartel, which the U.S.government classifies as a foreign terrorist organization. Ch\u00e1vez Sr. rejects these criminal allegations, emphasizing his son&#8217;s innocence and arguing that knowing people involved in illicit activities does not mean being involved himself. Ch\u00e1vez Jr. was arrested shortly after his high-profile fight with influencer Jake Paul. The elder Ch\u00e1vez expressed frustration over the timing of the arrest and highlighted that his son has been paying taxes in the U.S. despite the accusations. Mexican authorities have rejected legal injunctions filed on behalf of Ch\u00e1vez Jr. as he remains in the U.S. The case has drawn attention amid criticism of U.S. immigration enforcement policies, with Ch\u00e1vez Jr.&#8217;s entry into the U.S. deemed an &#8220;egregious&#8221; public safety threat by officials months before his arrest. Additionally, his wife has alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel through a previous relationship, deepening concerns about the family&#8217;s connections. mexican officials have signaled readiness to have ch\u00e1vez Jr. serve any sentence in Mexico if deported.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mexican boxing legend defends son arrested by ICE: &lsquo;He is not a criminal&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2168950\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Julio C&eacute;sar Ch&aacute;vez, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mexican\">Mexican<\/a> boxing champion, said Monday that his son &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3462988\/mexican-boxer-arrested-ice-deported-fight-jake-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"arrested\">arrested<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mexican\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> last week for overstaying his visa and lying on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-california-marriage-fraud-agency-sought-green-cards-for-more-than-400-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"DOJ: California Marriage Fraud Agency Sought Green Cards for More than 400 Illegal Aliens\">green card application<\/a> &mdash; &ldquo;is not a criminal,&rdquo; and vowed to fight the Trump administration&rsquo;s allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Ch&aacute;vez Jr., who followed his father&rsquo;s footsteps in the boxing ring, was arrested on July 2 for the purpose of deportation to Mexico. In his home country, the son is facing organized crime charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3465309\/case-against-wisconsin-judge-hannah-dugan-should-proceed-federal-judge\/\">Case against Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan should proceed: Federal judge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3464490\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-third-country-doj\/\">Abrego Garcia will be deported to third country if released, DOJ says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3464235\/trump-crackdown-college-palestinian-protest-trial\/\">Trump&#8217;s crackdown on anti-Israel protests at colleges goes to trial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Homeland Security\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> alleges Ch&aacute;vez Jr. stayed in the United States illegally and exhibits links to the Sinaloa cartel, a foreign terrorist organization. His father disputes the criminal allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s complicated, there&rsquo;s a lot of talk, but we&rsquo;re calm because we know my son&rsquo;s innocence,&rdquo; Ch&aacute;vez Sr. told Spanish-language newspaper <em>El Heraldo<\/em>. &ldquo;My son will be anything you want, anything, but he is not a criminal and less everything he&rsquo;s being accused of.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Mexican authorities began investigating Ch&aacute;vez Jr. after the U.S. filed a complaint against the Sinaloa cartel on organized crime, human trafficking, arms trafficking, and drug trafficking charges. The father said his son&rsquo;s connections to illicit activities do not inherently mean wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He knows a lot of people. We live in Culiacan, it would be impossible not to know all of the people that are doing illicit stuff, but that does not mean nothing,&rdquo; said the elder Ch&aacute;vez, who associated with drug dealers during his boxing fame in the 1980s and 1990s. &ldquo;In my time I met everybody, and they did not come after me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The young boxer&rsquo;s lawyers requested at least five injunctions in Mexico, but Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero rejected those requests because the defendant is still in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lawyers in the United States are working to see if he stays there, and we&rsquo;re prepared if he comes here,&rdquo; the 62-year-old Ch&aacute;vez said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll fight under Mexican law if he&rsquo;s transferred here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The arrest came days after Ch&aacute;vez Jr. fought influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul, who won the match. DHS determined the Mexican boxer&rsquo;s removal on June 27, one day before his fight with Paul.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear why ICE waited for the arrest until days after the high-profile match in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did they let him fight? My son has been paying taxes in the United States for three years, and now in Mexico they&rsquo;re accusing him of money laundering,&rdquo; the Mexican boxing legend added. &ldquo;Yes, he knows those people, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean I&rsquo;m a drug trafficker. Let&rsquo;s trust the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3463505\/mexico-president-sheinbaum-deported-boxer-chavez-jr-serve-time-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said she hopes\">said she hopes<\/a> the arrested boxer will be deported to Mexico, where he can serve his sentence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3465309\/case-against-wisconsin-judge-hannah-dugan-should-proceed-federal-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CASE AGAINST WISCONSIN JUDGE HANNAH DUGAN SHOULD PROCEED: FEDERAL JUDGE\">CASE AGAINST WISCONSIN JUDGE HANNAH DUGAN SHOULD PROCEED: FEDERAL JUDGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old Ch&aacute;vez reentered the U.S. illegally in January under the Biden administration, which faced criticism for having lax immigration policies. Months after his visa expired in February 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services notified ICE that Ch&aacute;vez Jr. was an &ldquo;egregious&rdquo; public safety threat. Ignoring the warning, the Biden administration did not consider him an immigration enforcement priority.<\/p>\n<p>Ch&aacute;vez Jr. also allegedly lied on his green card application by submitting fraudulent statements when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >requesting lawful permanent residency<\/a> in April 2024, based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen. His wife, Frida Mu&ntilde;oz, is connected to the Sinaloa cartel through her prior relationship with the son of the infamous Joaquin &ldquo;El Chapo&rdquo; Guzman, who remains in prison for murder and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2168950\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2168950\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican boxing legend defends son arrested by ICE, denies crimes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2456916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chavez_father.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58643,52082,36398,9610,58642],"class_list":["post-2456915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-family-defense","tag-ice-arrest","tag-immigration-issues","tag-legend","tag-mexican-boxing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chavez_father.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456915"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456919,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456915\/revisions\/2456919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}