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The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, an analysis released recently stated.

Based on information from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.

The quantity of requests for temporary work visas for staff including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.

It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.

The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.

Overall, the business sought to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.

Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.

“You cannot just say a nation is entering, going to spend $10bn to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.

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