Trump's Business Sought to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the GOP this period for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a request for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
