Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the same, a report released Thursday claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including servers, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and up from 121 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business aimed to hire 566 overseas workers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for comments defending the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to spend billions to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that well,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The administration refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.