Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, while his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the identical, an analysis released recently claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the business aimed to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this week for comments defending the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest billions to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a request for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.