Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the same, a report released Thursday stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the business aimed to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks defending the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to invest $10bn to construct a facility, and going to take people off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
