Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, while his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published Thursday stated.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least nearly 200 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had attempted to hire more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by certain in the Republican party this week for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to spend billions 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 producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
