Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his government was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the same, an analysis released recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from 121 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had attempted to hire over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is entering, going to spend 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 making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a request for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
