One of the owners of a Trump-themed burger restaurant in Texas is at risk of being deported after he allegedly overstayed his visa after coming to the United States from Lebanon in 2019, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials also accusing the man of entering into a “sham” marriage to gain immigration status.
For background, on August 9, 2025, press accounts confirmed that 28-year-old restaurant owner Roland Mehrez Beainy, who co-owns the “Trump Burger” franchise in Houston, Bellville, Kemah, and Flatonia, Texas, has been arrested and is facing deportation, with ICE officials alleging that the Lebanese immigrant has a criminal record, overstayed his visa, and was fraudulently married.
Explaining Beainy’s questionable immigrant status to Fox News, an ICE spokesperson explained, “Despite false claims to the contrary, Roland Mehrez Beainy does not have any immigration benefits that prevented his arrest or removal from the United States.” Continuing, the spokesperson clarified, “Beainy is a 28-year-old illegal alien from Lebanon who entered the United States in 2019 as a non-immigrant visitor, but he failed to depart by Feb. 12, 2024, as required under the terms of his admission.”
In addition, the spokesperson explained that ICE officers had arrested Beainy on May 16, 2025, and he is reportedly set to have an immigration hearing on November 18, 2025. The spokesperson continued, “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.”
Moreover, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox that it had denied Beainy’s petition for immigration status after it was revealed that he had gotten married as a “sham designed to game the system.” A DHS spokesperson told the outlet, “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.”
However, in a brief statement shared with Chron, Beainy denied DHS’s characterization of him, saying, “90 percent of the sh– they’re saying is not true.” On the other hand, DHS confirmed to the outlet that Beainy had been exposed by admissions from his family members as having gotten married fraudulently, which was described as “evidence” that prompted USCIS to revoke Beainy’s immigration petition.
Notably, Beainy has reportedly also been hit with a cease-and-desist letter from the Trump Organization after President Trump’s company accused him of “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.”
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Furthermore, in a letter from the Trump Organization, Beainy was told that his use of President Trump’s name and brand for personal profit “risks misleading the public into falsely believing that your business is affiliated with the Trump Organization or endorsed by our clients.” Additionally, the organization demanded that Beainy and Trump Burger provide a “full accounting of all revenues generated directly or indirectly from your unlawful use of the Trump name, brand or trademark.”
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