Chávez Jr. misses court for case unrelated to ICE arrest, lawyer says status unknown

An attorney for boxer Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. said Monday he does not know whether his client is still in the United States after he was arrested by ICE last week.

Chávez Jr. was scheduled to appear in court Monday to seek early release from a pretrial diversion program stemming from gun charges in January 2024. But Chávez Jr. did not appear at the Los Angeles Superior Court Northwest Division and his attorney, Michael Goldstein, said he did not know his client's location.

Goldstein said that two days ago he learned Chávez Jr. was in Hidalgo, Texas in the custody of DHS. When asked Monday if Chávez Jr. is still in the United States, Goldstein told USA TODAY Sports: "We have no idea. We have no information. Unfortunately."