Trump's Business 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 period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the same, an analysis published recently claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers 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 attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was questioned by some in the Republican party this week for comments defending the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to spend billions to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
