5 indicted in Kansas on illegal immigration charges

WICHITA, KAN. – 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.

Jose Rafael Gutierrez-Yanez, 27, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported four times. He was found in March 2018 in Sumner County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

Cruz Diaz-Carballo, 34, who is not a U.S. citizen, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported three times. He was found Aug. 13, 2018, in Johnson County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces up to two years in federal prison.

Otilio Benitez-Acquirre, 39, who is not a U.S. citizen, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported two times. He was found Aug. 7, 2018, in Johnson County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces up to two years in federal prison.

Sanchez-Salas is being held in Butler Co.

Jose Fernandez-Casas, 45, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported Pratt County, Kansas

If convicted, he faces up to two years in federal prison.

Roberto Sanchez-Salas, 49, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found in September 2018 in Ellis County, Kan.

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