Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report released recently claimed.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the business sought to bring in at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this week for remarks justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the pay of US workers.
The administration refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
