Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, while his administration was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the identical, an analysis published recently stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The number of applications for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had attempted to hire over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business sought to hire over 560 overseas workers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this week for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to spend $10bn to construct 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 missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.
