Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, a report released Thursday claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is entering, going to spend billions to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a request for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
