(Reuters) -Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by U.S. immigration officers and is being processed for expedited removal from the country, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Thursday.
The DHS said Chavez, a Mexican citizen, had an active arrest warrant against him in Mexico for what it said was his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.
“Under President Trump, no one is above the law – including world-famous athletes,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )
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