FGR: Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. seeks to avoid arrest in Mexico with injunctions

Julio César Chávez Jr. , who was arrested on July 2 in Studio City, California , by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ), faces extradition proceedings to Mexico .

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the former boxer has an outstanding arrest warrant in Mexico for his alleged involvement in organized crime activities, including trafficking in arms, ammunition, and explosives, in collaboration with the Sinaloa Cartel.

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Faced with this situation, Chávez Jr. has filed "five or six injunctions" seeking to avoid being detained upon setting foot on Mexican soil. This was confirmed by the Attorney General of the Republic, Alejandro Gertz Manero : "Absolute injunction. They are requesting an injunction to prevent his arrest. We have denied the injunction because it is not admissible, because we do not have it in our possession," he explained at a press conference on July 6.

According to the Attorney General's Office (FGR), U.S. authorities allowed Chávez Jr. to remain free despite the fact that an arrest warrant was already out for him in 2023. That year, he entered the United States on a tourist visa, got married, and has resided there ever since.

"He settled in the United States. He got married in the United States, he was acting freely and completely on American soil, and he's been there while we've been making the request, from that date until today, for him to be handed over to us," Gertz Manero said.

The prosecutor noted that the case dates back to a 2019 complaint filed by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) through its Embassy in Mexico. The complaint accused the Guzmán family of organized crime and human trafficking, among other offenses. The evidence provided led to the opening of an investigation in the United States, which identified 13 individuals involved, including Ovidio Guzmán, known as "El Nini," and other Sinaloa Cartel operatives.

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Gertz Manero stated that for a year and a half, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) has sent various requests to the U.S. government for the extradition of Chávez Jr., but these requests were ignored until his recent arrest.

For its part, the DHS noted that the boxer also has a criminal record in the United States for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs without a license, as well as for offenses related to the possession of weapons, including a short-barreled rifle.