Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his government was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report published recently stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including servers, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business sought to hire 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks defending the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to invest $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster 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 she suggested that foreign workers undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
