Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the same, an analysis published Thursday stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the company, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was criticized by some in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to spend $10bn to build a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
