Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, even as his government was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by some in the Republican party this week for remarks defending the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a interviewer after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
