Trump Business Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his government was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the identical, a report published Thursday stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas for staff including servers, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to take people off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a host after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
