Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, while his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business aimed to hire over 560 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for comments justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to spend billions to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
