Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report published recently claimed.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including servers, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest billions to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
