Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his government was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the identical, an analysis published recently stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the business sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the organization, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire over 560 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this week for remarks defending the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees lower the wages of US workers.
The administration refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.
