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Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the same, a report published recently claimed.

According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.

The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.

It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.

The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.

Overall, the business aimed to employ over 560 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.

Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this week for remarks justifying the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.

“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to invest 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 making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the pay of US workers.

The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.