Trump's Organization Sought to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the same, a report published recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had attempted to hire over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was questioned by certain in the GOP this period for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest $10bn 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 making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
