Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report published recently stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas for staff including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and up from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has included 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 restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed to hire over 560 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this period for comments justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is entering, going to invest $10bn to construct a plant, 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 well,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
