“I told you guys from day one, these charges won’t stick. Julio’s not what they’re accusing him of.” Elie Seckbach insisted, continuing to defend Juli Cesar Chavez Jr. and pointing to his reputation as an athlete. But despite that defense, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. once again found himself behind bars. Just days after his June 28th fight with Jake Paul, his life took a dramatic turn. On July 2, 2025, ICE agents arrested him in Studio City, California, acting on an active warrant from Mexico that tied him to organized crime, including trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives as an alleged affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel.

After spending more than a month in U.S. custody, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was deported on August 19, 2025, and handed over to Mexico’s Federal Attorney General’s

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