Donald Trump’s family business increased its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report published Thursday claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization aimed to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was criticized by certain in the GOP this period for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
