Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his government was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the same, a report released Thursday claimed.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business aimed to hire 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 period for comments defending the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to invest billions to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
