Twelve construction workers were detained Friday at Fort Bliss because they were in the country illegally or didn't have proper work permits, officials said.
The 12 were detained after Military Police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents interviewed 335 workers at one housing construction site, at Fort Bliss and another at Biggs Army Airfield.
The workers were required to verify their identification and employment status. ICE agents will continue the investigation into the source of the false documentation, post officials said.
Most of the workers were employed by four subcontractors -- a framing company, a drywall company, a rock-wall builder and a flooring company -- working for Balfour Beatty Construction, said Winn Maddrey, a Balfour Beatty spokesman.
Maddrey said the subcontractors are required to provide documentation of workers' immigration status to Balfour Beatty. The prospective employee must present a copy of the form certifying his documentation and personal identification before he is issued a work badge, Maddrey said.
Balfour Beatty requires its subcontractors to obtain all the required documentation, he said, and it is the subcontractor's responsibility to verify the information.
So far, he said, nearly 3,000 people have received badges for the work, which involves four neighborhoods and 1,659 units. On an average day, about 650 workers carrying Balfour Beatty badges are working at Fort Bliss, Maddrey said. Fort Bliss spokeswoman.
Jean Offutt said the 12 detained Friday would be turned over to ICE.
It will be up to the prime contractor for Fort Bliss housing to determine whether any action will be taken against the subcontractors, she said. "You're taking an awful chance when you're on a federal installation and you're using illegal workers," Offutt said.
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