MEXICO CITY.— This past Monday, October 27, the journalist Darío Celis Estrada in his column published in the The Herald of Mexico reported that the lawyer and businessman Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, He was detained in the United States.
Likewise, the journalist announced that he also husband of the former TV host, Inés Gómez Mont, had around one month arrested, but not for the crimes for which he is wanted by the Mexican authorities, but rather for his immigration situation.
The columnist added that Alvarez Puga, is currently in the Krome North SPC processing centerin Miami, Florida.
Due to the relevance of this detention —well let’s remember that Victor Manuel e Inés Gómez Mont have been fugitives from justice since 2021—in the morning conference this Tuesday, October 28, the president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was questioned.
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Víctor Álvarez Puga, a fugitive from justice since September 2021, has been imprisoned for almost a month at the Krome North SPC Processing and Services Center, an immigration detention facility located in Miami. pic.twitter.com/MR8yhEu5oT— Darío Celis (@dariocelise) October 27, 2025
As is customary, the president I did not go into details and even stated “not having all the information”, but he is waiting for the Prosecutor’s Office to provide it to him in the next few hours.
It was during the round of questions that takes place every morning at the conference offered by the president of Mexico in the Treasury Room of the National Palace in Mexico City, where she was questioned by a reporter about the arrest of Víctor Álvarez Puga.
The journalist briefly pointed out Claudia Sheinbaum that the Mexican businessman and lawyer was arrested in the United States due to their immigration statusbut “in Mexico he is accused of fraud“.
However, when faced with this question, the president of the country limited herself to saying that she was waiting for information, although she mentioned the possibility that Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga be extradited.
“Yes, the idea is that sent to Mexico“said the president, putting an end to the issue that has captured the interest of the public and the media.
After the arrest of Víctor Álvarez Puga, husband of Inés Gómez Mont, President Claudia Sheinbaum indicated that the Prosecutor’s Office and the Security Cabinet will provide more details, and that his extradition to Mexico is expected.
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— Diario de Yucatán (@DiariodeYucatan) October 28, 2025
#EnExclusive We reveal part of the arrest warrant that the FGR has against Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, husband of Inés Gómez Mont.
He was detained in the United States almost a month ago by the Immigration Service and… pic.twitter.com/OwSCL4j9ya
— Enrique Hernández Alcázar (@EnriqueEnVivo) October 28, 2025
Although the president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo spoke of the possibility that the husband of Inés Gómez Mont be sent to Mexico, several have questioned the reason for the delay in what Victor Manuel Alvarez Puga sea extradited.
Although the journalist Darío Celis Estrada reported that the also owner and partner of the office Álvarez Puga and Associates was arrested a few weeks ago, the journalist Crystal Mendivil In a recent broadcast of his newscast he pointed out that Victor Manuel is stopped from the past September 24, 2025.
Likewise, the news presenter indicated that the businessman also filed a challenge against the detention and in this information was revealed about the activities of Alvarez Puga in recent years.
Bill clerk Víctor Álvarez Puga arrested in the US!
The husband of Inés Gómez Mont was arrested by the immigration authorities in the United States,
who is accused of Embezzlement of almost 3,000 million pesos
with shell companies (invoicing) during the six-year term… pic.twitter.com/5MzNe7laHd
— Grupo Formula (@Radio_Formula) October 28, 2025
Crystal Mendivil remembered that, Inés Gómez Mont’s husband and the former host of the program Windowing they are fugitives of justice in Mexico since September 2021 when the authorities issued an arrest warrant for diverted contract resources.
The news also detailed that Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga entered the United States on January 14, 2021 with a tourist visaand came out on July 9 of the same year; three days before his permit expired.
For him July 10, 2021 returned to the US, coming from The Bahamas. On this occasion he returned to the North American country by boat.
In that month (July) also filed an asylum application in which he argued a persecution that he and his family suffered in Mexico due to his “conservative political beliefs.” However, the request is still pending since the United States government has not interviewed him.
Víctor Álvarez Puga, husband of Inés Gómez Mont, has been in an immigration center in Miami since September 24. He entered the US in January 2021, left on July 9, 2021 by plane to the Bahamas and returned a day later by boat. He requested asylum, arguing political persecution. pic.twitter.com/uxgGTmYMBD
— imagenCrystal (@imagen_crystal) October 27, 2025
It should be noted that, the asylum application would lose all value because the lawyer and his wife Inés Gómez Mont, have against them a search tab issued by Interpol since last October 2021.
*With information from social networks.
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