Trump's Organization Sought 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 year, even as his government was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the identical, a report released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The revelation 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 activities of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this period for comments justifying the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to invest $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 making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.