Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis published Thursday stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend $10bn to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The administration refused a inquiry for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
