Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Visas in 2025

Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report published recently stated.

Based on data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.

The number of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.

It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.

The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.

In total, the business sought to hire over 560 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.

Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill 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 jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the pay of US workers.

The administration refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.

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