Trump Business Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, a report released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from 121 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
