Mexican authorities placed former world middle-weight boxing champion Julio César Chávez Jr. in the maximum-security Cefereso No. 11 prison in Hermosillo, Sonora, after he was deported from the United States early on 19 August. The transfer followed his hand-over at the border by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Mexico’s Security and Civil Protection Secretariat. Chávez Jr., 39, had been held by ICE since 2 July, when U.S. agents arrested him in Studio City, California, labeling him an undocumented immigrant and a “public-safety threat” with alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel. Mexico’s Fiscalía General de la República has sought his return since March 2023, when a federal judge issued a warrant on charges of organized crime and illegal arms trafficking. The boxer’s father, legendary champion Julio César Chávez, denied the accusations, saying the family trusts both countries’ judicial systems and maintains the younger Chávez’s innocence. A federal judge is expected to schedule an initial hearing in the coming days.