Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report published Thursday stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the business sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this week for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
