Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025

The former president’s family business accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published Thursday stated.

According to data from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.

The quantity of requests for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.

It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had sought to hire over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.

The revelation coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.

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

Notably, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.

“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to spend $10bn to construct a plant, and going to take people off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.

The administration declined a request for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.