Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Visas in 2025

The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, even as his administration was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the same, a report published Thursday stated.

According to information from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.

The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.

It was also the fifth time in a decade that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.

The revelation coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.

Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.

Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the GOP this period for comments justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.

“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to invest billions to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible 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 business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.