Trump's Organization Sought to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025

The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, even as his government was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report released recently stated.

According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.

The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.

It was also the fifth time in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on labor statistics.

The revelation coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.

In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.

Notably, the former president was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.

“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 haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.

The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.