Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the same, an analysis released recently claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that Trump had sought to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by some in the Republican party this week for remarks defending the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
