The owner of Texas’ Trump Burger may soon be deported as part of the president’s mass deportation campaign, Homeland Security officials told The Post.
Roland Beainy, from Lebanon, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in May after it was found he had overstayed his visa.
The restaurateur, who opened his first location of the Donald Trump-themed burger joint in 2020, arrived in the United States on a non-immigrant tourist visa in 2019, DHS said.
The visa expired in February 2024, but Beainy didn’t leave and continued to live in the country illegally.
But the Trump fan’s political beliefs won’t spare him from the administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
“Under the current administration, ICE is committed to restore integrity to our nation’s immigration system by holding all individuals accountable who illegally enter the country or overstay the terms of their admission,” DHS said in a statement to The Post.
“This is true regardless of what restaurant you own or political beliefs you might have,” the agency added.
The feds also “revoked” the Lebanon native’s petition for immigration status after members of his own family admitted that his marriage was “a sham designed to game the system,” DHS said.
“The Department of Homeland Security has zero tolerance for immigration fraud, and this individual’s claims are baseless,” DHS said.
“This person has no Green Card, a history of illegal marriages, and an assault charge. DHS is actively pursuing all legal avenues to address this flagrant abuse of our immigration laws,” the agency added.
The pro-Trump illegal migrant hit back at the feds’ allegations against him, saying the allegations are “not true” in a statement to the Houston Chronicle.
An immigration judge allowed Beainy’s release from federal custody in June after he requested a bond, but his deportation case is still ongoing.
The Trump-themed burger chain opened in 2020 in Bellville and has since expanded to four locations across the Houston area.
In a recent Facebook post, the casual eatery featured a video showing a Trump impersonator jokingly asking Latina diners for their green cards.
The restaurant also sued its Kemah, Texas, landlord, Archie Patterson, in June, alleging he forced staff out and took control of the location, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Patterson, however, accused Beainy of unpaid debts in his own lawsuit.
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