Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, a report released recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had attempted to hire over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the business aimed to hire over 560 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for comments defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to build a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers lower the pay of US workers.
The administration refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.
