Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his government was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report published recently stated.
According to data from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to hire at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for staff including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved 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 tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business sought to employ over 560 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the GOP this week for comments defending the need 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 coming in, going to invest billions to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers lower the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
