Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. detained by ICE and on track to be deported just days after fighting Jake Paul

CNN Days after fighting social media influencer Jake Paul in a high-profile bout in California Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was arrested by ICE agents on Wednesday and is in the process of being deported from the United States over alleged cartel ties and other infractions the Department of Homeland Measure announced in a report on Thursday Chavez Jr the son of longtime boxer Julio Cesar Chavez entered the country on a tourist visa in August which expired in February according to Thursday s release DHS agents say Chavez Jr made fraudulent statements on his current immigration application and has an working arrest warrant in Mexico for alleged involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms ammunition and explosives according to the release CNN has attempted to contact a representative for Chavez Jr for comment The boxer filed for permanent residency in April based on his marriage to a US citizen who DHS bureaucrats say is connected to the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico through a past relationship with one of the now-deceased sons of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman the former leader of the cartel He was allowed to reenter the country on January and the US regime determined he was in the country illegally and could be removed on June the release revealed Chavez Jr fought Paul the next day losing in a unanimous decision to the YouTuber-turned-boxer This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate with an proceeding arrest warrant for trafficking guns ammunition and explosives was arrested by ICE It is shocking the previous administration flagged this criminal illegal alien as a constituents safety threat but chose to not prioritize his removal and let him leave and COME BACK into our country Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin noted in the announcement 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 The Trump administration has made the deportation of undocumented immigrants its top priority since the president came back into office in January That s taken numerous forms including mass deportations of criminals and non-violent offenders alike and sending them back to their home countries domestic camps that have been turned into detainment sites for undocumented foreigners and in particular cases using foreign prisons to house deportees The furor over ICE s deportation exercises set off weeks of unrest in Los Angeles and caused a dustup between the federal authorities and the Los Angeles Dodgers last month over the presence of US Customs and Boundary Protection vehicles in Dodger Stadium s parking lot The fight between Paul and Chavez Jr took place in Anaheim California just a inadequate miles down the freeway from Los Angeles The Mexican boxer was heavily cheered by the crowd though he was soundly defeated in his first fight in four years The -year-old has a career record of - - with knockouts