Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis published recently stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to invest $10bn to construct a facility, and going to take people off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.