Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, a report published recently stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests 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 sought to hire over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ over 560 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was criticized by some in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to spend billions to build a facility, 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 told a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House refused a request for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
