India, Sept. 6 -- The Trump administration is turning greater attention toward employers that hire foreign workers, with federal officials warning that companies could face scrutiny if they discriminate against Americans in favor of foreign labor.

Anthony D'Esposito, inspector general at the US Department of Labor, highlighted the administration's position in an X post on Saturday, writing: "American jobs are for American workers, not corporate schemes." He shared a Breitbart report featuring comments from Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights.

Dhillon said the Justice Department has sharply increased its investigations into alleged employment discrimination against American workers.

"We ...