Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga immigration status in the United States, Digi Mart USA News (Florida, United States): The recent arrest of Inés Gómez Mont has renewed questions about the whereabouts of her husband, Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga. After his arrest in the United States during 2025, the businessman is facing immigration proceedings while free on bail.
According to the report, agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained the tax lawyer on September 24, 2025.
He was arrested at a residence in Florida for an unauthorized reentry into U.S. territory, separating him from his family.
Following the operation, authorities transferred him to the Krome North Processing Center in Miami. During this process, the businessman requested asylum to avoid deportation to Mexico, where he is wanted by the justice system.
Early this year, his name disappeared from the official ICE detainee register, raising doubts about his location. Various press reports indicate that he paid bail to obtain provisional release while his case is resolved.
He is now awaiting an immigration hearing scheduled for November 2026. At that hearing, a judge will determine his legal status and whether he may remain in the country or face imminent expulsion.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR), headed by Ernestina Godoy, has confirmed that three arrest warrants are in effect against the former television host and her husband. The charges include organized crime, money laundering and equivalent tax fraud, issued by federal judges.
Investigations point to a scheme diverting public funds through shell companies. The fraud involves approximately 2,450 million pesos from the Administrative Body for Decentralized Prevention and Social Readaptation, money intended for the prison system.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum described the couple as “recognized fake-invoice dealers” before the public. The president said there is sufficient evidence to support the extradition request and to bring them before Mexican courts.
The case took an unexpected turn in September 2026, when Interpol canceled the red notices against both of them. The decision, which followed an appeal from their defense, prevents their arrest for extradition purposes in 190 countries.
Despite this international decision, arrest warrants in Mexico remain active and ready to be executed. If U.S.
authorities decide to deport them, the Mexican prosecutor’s office will carry out the arrests immediately upon their arrival in the country.
