Owner of Trump-themed burger chain faces deportation after feds allege illegal status, 'sham' marriages
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A co-owner of a Trump-branded burger chain in Texas is facing deportation as officials allege that the Lebanese national overstayed his visa, engaged in “sham” marriages and has a criminal record that includes an assault charge. 

The 28-year-old restaurateur, Roland Mehrez Beainy, entered the United States in 2019 as a non-immigrant visitor and remained in the country illegally when his visa expired in February 2024, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News Digital on Saturday.

Beainy – who currently operates Trump Burger locations in Houston, Bellville, Flatonia and Kemah – opened the first restaurant in Bellville in 2020 but was never authorized to use the Trump name or branding, according to local reports. The Trump Organization, President Donald Trump’s private business, sent the Bellville location a cease-and-desist letter earlier this year, The Fayette County Record reported.

Officials said Beainy’s political leanings won’t shield him from President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. 

Brown building of Trump burger with photos of trump, trump flags and american flags

People walk out of Trump Burger on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Bellville, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle)

Beainy’s burger chain has been embroiled in branding conflicts and other business disputes this year.

In February, attorneys for the Trump Organization sent Trump Burger a cease-and-desist letter accusing it of “misleading the public into falsely believing that your business is affiliated with the Trump Organization or endorsed by our clients,” according to The Fayette County Record.

“We were surprised to learn that you have been flagrantly infringing upon the Trump Organization’s valuable and well-established intellectual property right by operating at least three restaurants under the Trump name and brand,” the letter read.

The company demanded Beainy stop using the Trump brand, scrub all references from marketing materials, and provide “a full accounting of all revenues” generated from the alleged misuse, The Fayette County Record reported, adding that the letter warned of legal actions if demands were not met. 

In a separate matter in June, the restaurant sued its Kemah, Texas, landlord, Archie Patterson, who allegedly forced staff out and took control of the location, according to the Houston Chronicle. Patterson responded with his own lawsuit accusing Beainy of unpaid debts, the outlet added.

The Trump Organization and the attorney representing Beainy, Geoffrey S. Binney, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on Saturday. 

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