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Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report released recently claimed.

Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.

The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.

It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.

The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.

In total, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.

Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this week for comments defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.

“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to invest $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the wages of US workers.

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