Six people who were working at Arnold Air Force Base have been arrested on grounds they were in the country illegally and had forged documents.
Charges were brought in Federal Court in Chattanooga against Noe Martinez II, Alberto Top Tina, Sotero Paredes Ruiz, Gregorio Teletor Rosales, Cayetano Xitumul and Luis Victor Megar.
They are charged with possession and using fraudulent immigration documents.
A criminal complaint says the seven used forged documents to try to establish permanent resident alien status.