Trump Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business aimed to employ over 560 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by some in the Republican party this week for remarks defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to invest $10bn to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the pay of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
