MIAMI — The social media business established by previous President Donald Trump used for a company visa program that he lookedfor to limit throughout his administration and which numerous of his allies desire him to cut in a prospective 2nd term.
Trump Media & Technology Group, the business behind Truth Social, submitted an application in June 2022 for an H-1B visa for a employee at a $65,000 yearly income, the mostaffordable wage classification enabled under the program. Federal migration information reveals the business was authorized for a visa a coupleof months lateron. The business states it did not hire the employee.
Filing for the visa sets the image of Trump the prospect, who hasactually proposed a protectionist program for business to “hire American,” in dispute with Trump the entrepreneur, who has stated his business will usage every tool at their disposal. Records program the financialinvestment company began by Trump’s son-in-law and White House consultant, Jared Kushner, likewise submitted an application and was authorized to hire a immigrant as an partner under the verysame visa program.
Trump Media & Technology Group stated in a declaration the application “was made under previous management,” even however the existing CEO, previous House Intelligence Committee chairman and longtime Trump ally Devin Nunes, was currently leading the business at the time the application was veryfirst submitted with the U.S. Department of Labor.
“The business has neverever workedwith — and has no prepares to hire — an H-1B visa program employee. When present management foundout of this application, which was made under previous management, it quickly ended the procedure in November 2022,” the business stated in a declaration.
An H-1B visa petition can expense business about $5,000 per staffmember. Companies can withdraw petitions even after being authorized. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services records information doesn’t note when visas are withdrawed. But a spokesperson for the Labor Department, which likewise tracks H-1B applications, stated they had no records of Truth Social askingfor a withdrawal.
Tech business frequently hire workers utilizing the H-1B program. Trump neverever concealed the truth he utilized the visas before he endedupbeing president, utilizing them primarily to bring in foreign designs and a coupleof employees for his hotels and resorts, per a evaluation of petitions submitted giventhat2009
But with exceptions to restore existing applications, his business appeared to have no longer petitioned for H-1B vi