Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his government was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report released Thursday claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed 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.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions 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 missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the pay of American employees.
The administration refused a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
