Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the same, a report published recently claimed.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had attempted to hire over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this week for comments defending the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to invest $10bn to build a plant, 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 isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees lower the wages of American employees.
The administration refused a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
