Trump's Business Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, while his government was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the same, a report released recently stated.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and up from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business sought to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by some in the GOP this period for remarks defending the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
