Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025

Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his government was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report published recently stated.

According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.

The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term concluded.

It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had attempted to hire more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.

The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.

In total, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.

Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.

“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to invest $10bn to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a host after she suggested that foreign workers lower the pay of US workers.

The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.