ICE arrests Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., days after Jake Paul match

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., just days after he fought American boxer Jake Paul in a match.

The department accused Chavez of coming into the United States illegally and said he would be deported back to Mexico. 

DHS also accused Chavez of being tied to the Sinaloa drug cartel, and claimed Mexico has an active arrest warrant for the illegal migrant for alleged weapons trafficking. Chavez has allegedly been in the country illegally since January.

“It is shocking the previous administration flagged this criminal illegal alien as a public safety threat, but chose to not prioritize his removal and let him leave and COME BACK into our country,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “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 arrest, which was made on Wednesday, comes four days after Chavez fought Paul at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, according to Fox News.

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