No further charges will be pursued against a subcontractor for the Navy or 10 illegal immigrants found working at the submarine base on Point Loma, 10News reported.The men, all from Mexico, were detained Sunday while working on an empty dry dock.
The immigrants were working on a painting project on the dock when Border Patrol agents who were training nearby spotted them.
According to 10News, Immigration and Naturalization Service officials said the men used counterfeit green cards to gain employment with Coastal Coatings, which has 150 workers at the base.
The INS returned the 10 people to Mexico after they agreed to leave.
Records were made for the immigrants and fingerprints were taken.
Coastal Coatings President Juan Loza said that some of the immigrants had drivers' licenses.
According to the INS, Coastal Coatings complied with immigration laws, including providing a list of employees to the Navy.
The INS might seek meetings with the local military in the future to see if the incident uncovered any loopholes in their procedures, 10News reported.