Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Friday that boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. had an outstanding arrest warrant in Mexico dating back to 2023, but authorities were unable to act on it because he had been residing primarily in the United States.
“He wasn’t arrested before because he was mostly in the U.S.,” Sheinbaum stated during a press briefing, acknowledging the cross border complexity of Chávez Jr.’s legal issues.
This comes just days after Chávez was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for overstaying a tourist visa and allegedly submitting fraudulent documentation in a permanent residency application.