Jake Paul trolls opponent arrested by ICE with American flag emoji on social media

Jake Paul took a second win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr this week Paul earned an official WBA cruiserweight ranking after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous decision - on Wednesday Just four days after the bout Chavez Jr was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE Paul as usual talked plenty of trash ahead of the fight and after the news of the arrest circulated Paul dropped the mic one final time on Chavez Jr CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMAfter the news went around Paul took to X to post an American flag emoji Paul's business partner Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian stated in an interview with Fox News Digital shortly after Chavez Jr 's arrest that the gang knew zero about Chavez Jr 's situation prior to his arrest The Department of Homeland Safety DHS reported the arrest on Thursday noting Chavez Jr was being processed for expedited removal from the United States Chavez Jr was arrested in Los Angeles in January and later convicted of possession of an assault weapon and manufacturing or importing a short-barreled rifle according to the declaration He had a prior U S criminal conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol in He also has an proceeding arrest warrant in Mexico for his alleged involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel trafficking firearms ammunition and explosives according to DHS officers JAKE PAUL NOW ELIGIBLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT AS HE OFFICIALLY ENTERS WBA CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGSWhile Chavez Jr entered the U S legally in August on a B tourist visa it expired in February In April he filed an application for Lawful Permanent Resident status However his 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 according to the message In December U S Citizenship and Immigration Services made a referral to ICE that Chavez Jr was considered an egregious population safety threat DHS noted Chavez Jr reentered the country in January through the San Ysidro port of entry However after multiple fraudulent statements on his application to become a Lawful Permanent Resident he was deemed to be in the country illegally and removable on June Chavez is a former WBC middleweight champion and the son of the boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez who held five different world titles in four different weight classes Paul's win on Saturday resulted in him being ranked for the first time coming in at No in the WBA cruiserweight rankings now making him eligible for a title bout Scott Thompson and Alexandra Koch contributed to this assessment Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter