Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is JAILED in his native Mexico after Trump's ICE arrested him on LA streets

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported and imprisoned in his native Mexico, according to arrest documents from the country's National Detention Registry.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the news Tuesday.

'I understand he was deported. I don't know if it was yesterday or this morning, but we're informed that he was going to arrive in Mexico,' Sheinbaum told reporters.

It's unclear where Chavez Jr. has been held since being taken into ICE custody in Los Angeles' Studio City last month. He has since been transferred to a border checkpoint and jailed in Sonora, Mexico.

The son and namesake of Mexico's greatest boxer, the younger Chavez was arrested by ICE for overstaying his visa and lying on a green-card application. In Mexico, however, he was on allegations of drug and gun trafficking.

His arrest came just a week after his unanimous-decision defeat to influencer-boxer Jake Paul.

Chavez was picked up July 2 by ICE agents while riding his scooter in the upscale LA neighborhood of Studio City.

'Do you have anything in your shoes,' one agent is heard asking Chavez in Spanish in the clip recorded by Fox LA's Matthew Seedorff.

'No,' Chavez replied, before asking: 'Do you inform my lawyer when I have a warrant?'

In its statement, DHS explained Chavez Jr's warrant related to 'his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives'. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said: 'This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate with an active arrest warrant for trafficking guns, ammunition, and explosives was arrested by ICE.

Chavez spent considerable time in his native Mexico and the US in recent years, but according to the Department of Homeland Security, his tourist visa expired in February of 2024. The agency further claimed Chavez filed several fraudulent statements while applying for permanent residence in April of 2024 after marrying Frida Muñoz, who is related to imprisoned Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman.

Chavez's father has openly spoken about his own relationships with the Sinaloa Cartel and, in particular, 'El Chapo.'

In a podcast with journalist Javier Alarcon in 2021, Chavez revealed: 'Not just El Chapo, I've met all the most wanted drug traffickers, like Amado Carrillo, El Azul [Esparragoza], and El Mayo [Zambada]. 'I know them all, and they've all been my friends, but that's about it. Those people, if you know them, are good people.'

Donald Trump's DHS has accused the Biden White House of allowing Chavez to re-enter the US illegally.

'It is shocking the previous administration flagged this criminal illegal alien as a public safety threat, but chose to not prioritize his removal and let him leave and COME BACK into our country,' assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. 

'Under President Trump, no one is above the law—including world-famous athletes. Our message to any cartel affiliates in the U.S. is clear: We will find you and you will face consequences. The days of unchecked cartel violence are over.'