Former boxing star Julio Csar Chvez defended his son on Monday following his arrest by U.S. immigration officials outside of his home in Los Angeles last week.Julio Csar Chvez Jr. was accused of overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. Additionally, he has an active warrant for his arrest in Mexico for alleged arms and drug trafficking and possible ties to the Sinaloa cartel.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe elder Chvez spoke to Mexican media about his son."Its complicated, theres a lot of talk, but were calm because we know my sons innocence," he told El Heraldo newspaper. "My son will be anything you want, anything, but he is not a criminal and less everything hes being accused of."An investigation into the younger boxer started in 2019 after a complaint filed by the U.S. against the Sinaloa cartel for organized crime, human trafficking, arms trafficking and drug trafficking, Mexico Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said on Sunday.MEXICO PRESIDENT EXPECTS BOXER JULIO CSAR CHVEZ JR. TO BE DEPORTED, HOPES HE SERVES SENTENCE IN HOME COUNTRYChvez Jr.s lawyers requested at least five injunctions in Mexico but they were all rejected because the boxer was in the U.S., Gertz Manero said."He knows a lot of people, we live in Culiacan, it would be impossible not to know all of the people that are doing illicit stuff, but that does not mean nothing," Chvez Sr. said. "In my time I met everybody, and they did not come after me."He vowed that his son will fight the chargers if he his transferred to Mexico.Chvez Jr. was arrested days after he lost to Jake Paul in a boxing match."Why did they let him fight? My son has been paying taxes in the United States for three years, and now in Mexico theyre accusing him of money laundering," the elder Chvez added. "Yes, he knows those people, but that doesnt mean Im a drug trafficker. Lets trust the law."The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.