Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers 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 recently claimed.
Based on information 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 US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the business sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by certain in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to spend $10bn to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers lower the wages of US workers.
The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
