Washington (CNN) The Trump Organization on Monday fired "at least seven" undocumented workers at its winery in Virginia, The Washington Post reported, a move two of the former employees claim was strategic.

The Post said in its Tuesday report that the firings at the Trump Winery came nearly a year after the company "pledged to root out undocumented workers at its properties," but two of the former winery employees told the paper their dismissals came only after they completed the labor-intensive work at the site.

The Trump Organization has previously come under fire for having hired undocumented workers, firing in February at least 18 undocumented workers from five golf courses in New York and New Jersey.

Two of the now-fired winery employees, both of whom worked there for more than a decade, according to the Post, told the paper that "they thought the company had held off on firing them until after the year's work was complete, taking advantage of their labor for as long as possible."

This week's dismissals "came during the vineyard's winter downtime," according to the Post.

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