Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, even as his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday stated.
According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed to employ 566 overseas workers 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 comments justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
