Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his government was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the company, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ over 560 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for remarks defending the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is entering, going to invest billions to construct a facility, and going to take people off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
