12 immigrant workers at Trump golf course fired, lawyer says

A dozen immigrant workers at one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs in New York who are in US illegally were fired this month even though manrs h kwn about ir legal status for years, a lawyer for workers has said.

As president railed during partial government shutdown against immigrants coming into country illegally, a manr at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County called a dozen immigrant workers into a room one by one on January 18 and fired m, said lawyer Anibal Romero on January 26.

Many of m h worked at club for a dozen or more years, he said, and manrs knew y h submitted phony documents but looked or way.

"This is bogus. People have been re for 12, 13, 14 years," said Romero. He ded, referring to one of president's sons, "One h keys to Eric Trump's bedroom."

firings come after workers at ar Trump club in New Jersey came forward last month to say manrs re h hired m kwing y were in country illegally, and h even helped one obtain phony documents.

crackdown at New York club was first reported by Washington Post. Associated Press left messs with Trump Organization seeking comment. Eric Trump depicted firings to Post as a rmal course of business.

"We are making a bro effort to identify any employee who has given false and fraudulent documents to unlawfully gain employment," he said. "Where identified, any individual will be terminated immediately."

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He ded that " system is broken." Trump has repeatedly cast millions of immigrants in country illegally as a scourge on health of ecomy, taking jobs from American citizens. He has said y also bring drugs and crime over border.

Trump turned over day-to-day manment of his business to Eric and his or ult son, Donald Jr, when he took oath of office two years ago. Trump Organization owns or mans 17 golf clubs around world.

One man who was fired, a former maintenance worker from Mexico hired in 2005, told Post that he started to cry when he was told of news and pleed with manment to reconsider.

"I told m y needed to consider us," said Gabriel Seda. "I'd given best of myself to this job."

"I'd never done anything wrong, only work and work," he ded. "y said y didn't have any comments to make."

Romero, who also represents immigrant workers at Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, said he has called New York state authorities and FBI to look into hiring practices at New York club.

"re was a don't ask, don't tell attitude at club," he said. "We are demanding a full investigation."   

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