Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025

The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday claimed.

According to data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.

The quantity of applications for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.

It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.

The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.

In total, the business aimed to hire over 560 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.

Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for comments defending the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.

“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to construct 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 defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the pay of American employees.

The administration refused a request for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.