Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, even as his government was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including servers, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had sought to hire over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction 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 tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for remarks defending the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to build a plant, 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 isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
