A federal grand jury indicted an undocumented immigrant located in Alachua County in September 2025 for illegally reentering the United States.

According to a Northern District of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office press release sent on Monday, Moises Lopez Zenteno, 37, of Mexico, was discovered in Alachua County in September 2025 after previously being deported in 2016. The trial is set for May 27 before U.S. Chief Judge Allen Winsor.

Zenteno is one of 14 previously deported undocumented immigrants who have been separately indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the U.S.

“My office remains committed to fulfilling the mission of Operation Take Back America to protect our communities by aggressively prosecuting the criminal illegal aliens who brazenly ignore and violate our nation’s immigration laws,” said John Heekin. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, in the release. “America is a nation of laws, and we will continue to enforce those laws against anyone who mistakenly believes they can violate our laws with impunity.”

The penalty for illegally reentering the U.S. after deportation is a maximum of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt, according to the release. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The cases involved investigations by Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations with the assistance of the Gainesville Police Department.