Trump Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, while his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this week for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is entering, going to spend $10bn to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The White House declined a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.
