Homeland Security officials on Thursday said agents arrested Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Los Angeles after accusing the former middleweight champion of links to the Sinaloa cartel.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Chavez, 39, on Wednesday near his residence in Studio City for overstaying his visa and lying on his green card application.
Authorities said they’re seeking Chavez’s expedited removal because he poses an “egregious public safety threat” due to his ties to the powerful Mexican crime syndicate through his American wife, Frida Munoz.
Ms. Munoz was married to the now-dead son of former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The former couple share a daughter.
The gang is largely blamed for trafficking fentanyl into the U.S. The potent synthetic opioid is the main culprit in a deadly overdose crisis gripping the nation.
“Under President Trump, no one is above the law — including world-famous athletes,”