Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, while his government was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the identical, a report published Thursday stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had sought to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the GOP this week for comments defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest $10bn to build a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.
The administration refused a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
