Chávez is now imprisoned in Sonora, Mexico, after he was transferred from a southern border checkpoint to police custody, according to reports.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Tuesday that the boxer had been deported to Mexico, although she was uncertain when exactly he arrived.
“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,” she told reporters.
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ICE agents arrested Chávez on July 2, days after he fought Jake Paul in the boxing ring. The detainee possesses ties to the Sinaloa cartel, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, and had an active arrest warrant on criminal charges in Mexico.
“There was an arrest warrant [against Chávez Jr.]. This was
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