( CNN ) -- The Utah Department of Workforce Services said Friday it has identified at least two employees believed to be involved in creating a list containing the personal information of a purported 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants . `` At this point we do n't think it was a very large conspiracy . We think it was two , maybe . We have suspicion of a couple of more people , a very small group , '' said Kristen Cox , the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services . `` Release of such private , sensitive information is deplorable , '' Gov . Gary Herbert said in a news release . `` We immediately took action to discover the origins of this list , and I 'm pleased with the hard work of the Department of Workforce Services . When someone does business with the state of Utah , they deserve to know that their private information will be kept private . '' Herbert told CNN 's John King on Friday night that the 1,300 people have Hispanic names and not all of them are in the state illegally . The two employees have been placed on administrative leave pending completion of the full investigation and other employees may be identified as the review continues , the news release said . The Utah attorney general 's office will review data from the investigation for possible further action . `` The people we 've identified certainly have some strong political opinions and seem to be frustrated with some of the issues around immigration , '' Cox said . `` Regardless of what their frustration is , they work for the Department of Workforce Services and for state government . They understand what the rules are . They understand the protocols . And if they want to go rogue , they need to quit the department . I think it 's immense hypocrisy to take someone to task for being illegal and doing so by breaking the law . '' The state focused on the Utah Department of Workforce Services , Herbert 's office said Thursday , because all of the information on the 29-page list -- including contact information , Social Security numbers and pregnancy due dates -- is contained within that agency 's database . Information from the investigation may be turned over to state prosecutors , a statement from the office said . The list was anonymously distributed to media and government offices across the state , CNN affiliate KSTU-TV reported . An accompanying letter from `` Concerned Citizens of the United States '' insisted that those on the list should be deported immediately . Thursday , a group of Latino activists told reporters that the list had sparked widespread fear . `` Our community is very concerned , very worried about it , '' said Tony Yapias with Proyecto Latino de Utah . `` I would say they have been terrorized , many of them . People are just afraid of what 's happening . '' Those named on the list are even more frightened , said Jesus Ramos with the Utah Coalition of La Raza . `` For these 1,300 people , unfortunately that fear has escalated , '' he said . `` There 's an arrest warrant out , essentially . That fear never goes away . '' Herbert said Friday , `` Some are scared and apprehensive . I understand that . I expect that comes with the status of being illegal . If I was in the country illegally , I would probably have fear and apprehension , too . '' Utah Minuteman Project co-chairman Eli Cawley told CNN affiliate KSL-TV that he had some concerns about privacy and how the names were procured , but he would have released a similar list if he could have . `` If it were a reliable list and it had come from a source that was acknowledged and vetted , then yes , I would absolutely support something like that , '' he said . But Herbert said Friday the information should n't have gone out to anyone , even the government agency charged with enforcing immigration law . `` It 's a violation of federal law to take this information and give it to ICE , whether it 's out there or not , '' the governor said , referring to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency . `` If we have laws on the books , they need to be enforced and we 're enforcing it here on this breach of the law as it appears on disclosing confidential information , '' Herbert said . `` But I also believe the issue at hand , the underlying issue of illegal immigration , is something that needs to be addressed also . We know the frustration of the people out there because of the inaction of the federal government , in particular , in enforcing the law . '' Herbert has plans to bring together a `` spectrum '' of viewpoints , some `` diametrically opposed , '' for a roundtable discussion on immigration reform in Utah on Tuesday . `` We see what 's happened in Arizona . So Utah , like other states right now , are saying if the federal government is not going to do something , we will take steps to do something ourselves within the parameters of the law . It may mean creating new law , '' he said .
NEW : Utah says some on list already have legal status . 2 Utah state employees were involved in creating list with alleged illegal immigrants ' names . The data includes personal information about 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants . Gov . Gary Hart calls the release of information ' ` ` deplorable ''