Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, a report published recently stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering staff including servers, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed to employ over 560 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this week for comments justifying the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is entering, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals 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 well,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of US workers.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
