Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025

Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, while his government was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report published recently claimed.

Based on data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.

The quantity of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in 2021, when his presidency ended.

It was also the fifth time in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.

The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.

Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.

Significantly, the former president was questioned by some in the GOP this week for remarks defending the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.

“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.

The White House refused a request for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.