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He noted some of the nominees are "controversial" and appeared to acknowledge some could face problems in the Senate, which is tasked with vetting thousands of presidential nominees and voting on their appointments.

Those records do not identify the workers’ legal status, but a former BaronHR manager, Stacy Mohler, said some companies were adamant about vetting workers, while others just wanted “a warm body.”

“There is a perfect storm of young inexperienced staff with poor vetting and inadequate training being thrown into a dystopian environment," Mr Podmore says, "where violence and organised crime dominate a failing prison system.”

But Trump recently said the Senate "must agree" to recess appointments - a process that skips Senate vetting and allows quick installation of a nominee.

Gethins, who represents Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, told the Courier newspaper he had submitted an application to keep his vetting papers "up to date" and noted there were no local vacancies for SNP candidates.