Roland Mehrez Beainy, a co-owner of Trump Burger in Texas, is facing deportation.
Beainy, a 28-year-old originally from Lebanon, entered the U.S. in 2019 with a non-immigrant visitor visa and overstayed, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The restaurateur was arrested by ICE on May 16 and placed in detention. He was then granted bond by an immigration attorney on June 13 as his case goes through the courts, the agency stated.
“Roland Mehrez Beainy does not have any immigration benefits that prevented his arrest or removal from the United States,” an ICE spokesperson told The Hill.
Trump Burger opened its third restaurant in the Houston area in April, where they sell burgers with the buns branded with "Trump." A fourth franchise opened in Bay City this summer.
The two other restaurants are in Bellville and Flatonia, Texas. Earlier this year, Beainy told Eater that high demand for the branded burger led him to open more locations.
The White House declined to comment about the deportation.
Source: The Hill - News
