Trump's Business Sought to Bring In Almost 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 creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis published recently stated.
According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas covering staff including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had attempted to hire more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration 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 tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the business sought to employ over 560 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was criticized by certain in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster 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 she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
