The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained “prominent Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.” In a press release, DHS said Chavez is being processed for expedited removal from the United States. “Chavez is a Mexican citizen who has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives,” the press release read. “The arrest comes only days after the former middleweight champion fought in a match Saturday against Jake Paul in Anaheim, California,” ESPN wrote. 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 Thursday. The DHS said Chavez Jr., who fought Jake Paul on Saturday in… pic.twitter.com/RcAp6xfBlz — ESPN (@espn) July 3, 2025 Per DHS: In August 2023, he entered the country legally with a B2 tourist visa that was valid until February 2024. Chavez is also believed to be an affiliate of the Sinaloa Cartel, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. ICE arrested Chavez in Studio City, California on July 2. On April 2, 2024, Chavez filed application for Lawful Permanent Resident status. Chavez’s application was based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen, who is connected to the Sinaloa Cartel through a prior relationship with the now-deceased son of the infamous cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. On December 17, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services made a referral to ICE that Chavez is an egregious public safety threat. However, an entry in a DHS law enforcement system under the Biden administration indicated Chavez was not an immigration enforcement priority. On January 4, 2025, the Biden administration allowed Chavez to reenter the country and paroled him into the country at the San Ysidro port of entry. Following multiple fraudulent statements on his application to become a Lawful Permanent Resident, he was determined to be in the country illegally and removable on June 27, 2025. “Under President Trump, NO ONE is above the law—including world-famous athletes. Our message to any cartel affiliates in the U.S. is clear: We will find you and you will face consequences. The days of unchecked cartel violence are over,” DHS stated on X. On July 2, ICE arrested Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. He is now being processed for expedited removal from the United States. This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate has an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and… pic.twitter.com/c4QeRVpCEr — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 3, 2025 ESPN noted: Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said that they’ve initiated extradition procedures for “Julio C,” who has had an arrest warrant in Mexico since March 2023 for organized crime and arms trafficking. A federal agent who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to The Associated Press that “Julio C” is Chávez. Before his bout with Paul on Saturday, Chávez fought just once since 2021, during a lengthy boxing career conducted in the shadow of his father, Julio César Chávez, one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame who won championships in several weight classes. The son has failed drug tests, served suspensions and missed weight multiple times while being widely criticized for his intermittent dedication to the sport. He still rose to its heights, winning the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and defending it three times. Chávez shared the ring with generational greats Canelo Álvarez and Sergio Martinez, losing to both. After dealing with drug addiction for long stretches of his career, Chávez went to a rehabilitation clinic in Sinaloa and said he was clean for the Paul fight. He looked in his best shape in years while preparing for the match.

Ben McLemore, a former top-10 NBA draft pick, was found guilty of raping a woman in 2021 while playing with the Portland Trail Blazers. The former Kansas star was selected 7th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2013 NBA draft. After 10 hours of deliberations following an 11-day trial, an Oregon jury found McLemore guilty of raping a woman at a party in Lake Oswego. McLemore was found guilty of first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and second-degree sexual abuse. The 32-year-old was found not guilty on an additional count of second-degree sexual abuse. He pled not guilty to all four counts. McLemore’s sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9th. Ben McLemore has been found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman at a 2021 house party in Lake Oswego. He was convicted on 3 of 4 charges, including first-degree rape, per @KGWNews “The jury found former Portland Trail Blazer Ben McLemore guilty Thursday morning of rape and… pic.twitter.com/2IUlPH6dKf — NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 3, 2025 More info from ESPN: “We recognize there are those who fear individuals with celebrity status or a position of prominence can avoid prosecution. Not in Clackamas County. This case demonstrates my office prosecutes criminal acts regardless of the offender’s community status,” Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth said in a statement. The charges stem from a report of sexual assault in Lake Oswego, Oregon, on Oct. 3, 2021. Police began investigating, and McLemore was identified as a suspect. In February 2024, a Clackamas County grand jury heard evidence in the case, including testimony from the woman who said McLemore assaulted her, and issued an indictment against McLemore as well as an arrest warrant, according to police from Lake Oswego. U.S. Marshals arrested McLemore two months later. An Oregon jury convicted former NBA player Ben McLemore on rape and sexual abuse charges that emerged from a 2021 party he attended while a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. https://t.co/eQxCjnTjyS — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 4, 2025 Yahoo Sports provided additional details: The incident in question occurred on Oct. 3, 2021 at a party at the home of McLemore’s then-Blazers teammate Robert Covington. Prosecutors said the victim was “hammered unconscious drunk,” to the point of vomiting and having difficulty walking. She reportedly passed out on a living room couch at 2 a.m. McLemore allegedly began sleeping on the same couch and woke up the victim at 6 a.m. by penetrating her with his fingers then having sexual intercourse with her. The victim was reportedly still “fading in and out” of consciousness, but sought a specialized medical examination for victims of sexual assault later that day. In his defense, McLemore’s legal team claimed the encounter was consensual, and that he was also even more drunk than the victim, via KGW: Defense attorney Lisa Maxfield argued McLemore should be acquitted. “The only reasonable verdict in a case where two people get drunk and have sex and the man is drunker than the woman, the only reasonable verdict in a case like that is not guilty,” said Maxfield. McLemore was first arrested in April 2024, and promised the “truth will come to light” shortly after being released on bail. The seventh overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, McLemore has not appeared in the NBA since the 2021-22 season. He played in the NBA for nine years, with stints on the Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings, the team that originally drafted him. Watch additional coverage below:

BREAKING: President Trump says there will be a UFC fight on the grounds of the White House

Federal immigration authorities detained Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. on Wednesday outside his residence in the Studio City area of Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump opened his Iowa rally on Thursday touting the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by Congress ahead of his July 4 deadline. The House gave the final Congressional approval to the bill on Thursday afternoon, giving Trump a landmark legislative win for his second term. The legislation was heavily pushed by the president and is key to accomplishing many of his key priorities. “There could be no better birthday present for America than the phenomenal victory we achieved just hours ago when Congress passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill to Make America Great Again,” said Trump. “In the last election, the people gave us a historic mandate to cut taxes, raise take-home pay, bring back jobs, stop the invasion … deport the illegals, and slash hundreds of billions of dollars of waste and fraud, and that’s what we’re doing.” “With this bill, every major promise I made to the people of Iowa in 2024 became a promise kept,” he added. “There could be no better birthday present for America” than the One Big Beautiful Bill, says @POTUS. “With this bill, every major promise I made to the people of Iowa in 2024 became a promise kept.” pic.twitter.com/LJGspOUQBA — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 4, 2025 Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) whipped votes late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning to get the legislation through the House. The House passed the nearly 900-page bill in a 218-214 vote just days after the Senate passed it 51-50, with the tie-breaking vote coming from Vice President JD Vance. The legislation includes funding for a host of Trump administration priorities, such as a $150 billion boost to border security and deportation operations, $150 billion in new defense spending, and funding for the “Golden Dome” missile protection system to be built across the United States. JULY 4 SALE: Get Six Months Of DW+ Free The bill also includes provisions aimed at boosting fossil fuel energy production while scrapping a host of tax breaks and tax credits for green energy and electric vehicle production. The bill also tightens rules around receiving Medicaid and implements work requirements for recipients. “Just as I promised, we’re making the Trump tax cuts permanent and delivering no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security for our great seniors,” the president said. “We’ve got the hottest country anywhere in the world, as said by many, many leaders of other countries. And we will ignite trillions of dollars in economic growth, increase take home pay for the typical family by more than $10,000 a year.” “And very importantly for Iowa, this bill rescues over two million family farms from the so-called estate tax or death tax,” he continued. .@POTUS: "Just as I promised, we're making the Trump Tax Cuts permanent, and delivering NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY… very importantly for Iowa, this bill rescues over 2 million family farms from the so-called estate tax, or the Death Tax." pic.twitter.com/VndTf9Iu9X — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 4, 2025 Trump is expected to sign the bill at a ceremony scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on Independence Day. The president said earlier that he will be joined by Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and most Congressional Republicans. Trump summed up his thoughts on the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”: “Very simply, the One Big, Beautiful Bill will deliver the strongest border on Earth, the strongest economy on Earth, the strongest military on Earth, and ensure the United States of America will remain the strongest country anywhere on this beautiful planet of ours.” .@POTUS: “The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the strongest border on Earth, the strongest economy on Earth, the strongest military on Earth… 165 days into the Trump administration, America is on a winning streak like, frankly, nobody has ever seen before.” pic.twitter.com/tUU2Cxtx95 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 4, 2025

Israel is the undisputed regional Strong Horse. That is not to shortchange the U.S. contribution. With just 75 precision-guided munitions, including 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs, and a barrage of Tomahawk missiles, the U.S. was restored to strategic prominence in the region as well. Zero U.S. casualties. Zero Iranian retaliation (performance fire at Qatar doesn’t […]