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Pennsylvania officials are disputing claims made by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they did not cooperate with the agency by detaining illegal immigrants. (File)

Two Mexican nationals who had previously been deported were indicted this week on illegal re-entry charges, the U.S. attorney said Thursday.

Cesar Mauricio Rodriguez-Flores, age 32, of Mexico, is accused of illegally re-entering the U.S. sometime after September 2016, and was found in York County after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers. He had been previously deported to Mexico five times between March 2011 through September 2016.

Francisco Ramirez-Zamudio, 35, is accused of illegally entering the U.S. after April 2013, and was found in Dauphin County after eluding immigration officials. He was previously deported four times between March 2011 and April 2013.

The cases were investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations.

The maximum penalty for each defendant is two years' imprisonment, supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.