Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his government was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the identical, a report released recently stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B 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 Trump Organization 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.
Notably, Trump was criticized by certain in the Republican party this week for remarks defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest $10bn to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers lower the wages of American employees.
The administration refused a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
