Trump Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, while his administration was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the same, a report released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including servers, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks defending the necessity 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 billions to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
