Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis released recently stated.
According to data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the GOP this period for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to construct 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 defense systems. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
