WICHITA — A federal grand jury Tuesday returned a series of criminal indictments in separate cases charging defendants with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

On one of the cases, Roberto Sanchez-Salas, 49, a citizen of Mexico, has been charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found in September 2018 in Ellis County, according to a news release from McAllister.

If convicted, he faces up to two years in federal prison. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Barnett is prosecuting.