Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday claimed.
According to data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had attempted to hire over a hundred foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is entering, going to invest billions to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees lower the wages of American employees.
The administration refused a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
