Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the same, an analysis published recently claimed.
According to data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought 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 applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the business sought to hire 566 overseas workers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this week for remarks justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to spend $10bn to construct a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers lower the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
