Trump Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report released Thursday claimed.
According to information from the federal labor department, the business sought to bring in at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to invest billions to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House declined a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.