Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published recently stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the record filed by the company, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for comments justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to spend $10bn to build a plant, 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 doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.
