Trump's Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, a report released recently claimed.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the record filed by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the business aimed to employ over 560 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by some in the GOP this week for remarks defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to invest $10bn to construct a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The administration refused a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
