Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was deported to Mexico and is in jail in Northern Mexico after U.S. immigration arrested him for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.

Chávez was wanted in Mexico for alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and was handed over to authorities at a checkpoint in the border city of Nogales and then taken to a prison in Sonora, according to multiple reports.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the boxer had been deported to the country, USA Today reported. 3

Chávez, the son of famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez, was arrested in early July by ICE just days after fighting Jake Paul.

Prosecutors in Mexico allege that the 39-year-old Chávez had acted as a henchman for the Sinaloa Cartel, which his lawyer and family have

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