Trump Organization Sought to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report published Thursday stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to spend billions to build 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 isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the wages of US workers.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.