
Former boxing middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. was detained in Studio City, Calif. on Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and is being processed for an expedited removal from the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement on Thursday.
Chávez Jr., a Mexican citizen, has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives, according to DHS.