Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025

Donald Trump’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, while his government was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis released recently claimed.

Based on data from the federal labor department, the business sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.

The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term concluded.

It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had attempted to bring in over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.

The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included 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 international scholars and reporters.

Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 overseas workers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.

Significantly, the former president was questioned by certain in the GOP this period for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.

“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to invest $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of US workers.

The administration refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.

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