Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the same, an analysis published Thursday claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and increased 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 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the GOP this period for comments defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is entering, going to invest billions to construct 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 doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
