Trump Burger Owner to Be Deported for Being Sham Marriage ‘Illegal Alien’
FINEST PEOPLELiam Archacki
News Reporter
Updated Aug. 8 2025 8:07PM EDT Published Aug. 8 2025 4:28PM EDT
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The co-owner of a Donald Trump-themed burger chain in Texas was arrested and is facing deportation after allegedly overstaying his visa and orchestrating “sham” marriage.
Roland Beainy, 28, is one of the masterminds behind Trump Burger, a viral MAGA eatery whose locations feature American flags, buns stamped “TRUMP,” and even an impersonator of the president—who went round asking Latino customers if they had green cards.
The business was founded in 2020 and now has four locations around the Houston area.
However, Beainy, who is a Lebanese national, has been swept up in his idol’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
After being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in May, he is now facing the prospect of deportation.
“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,” an ICE spokesperson told the Daily Beast in a statement.
Describing the Trump diehard as an “illegal alien,” the spokesperson said that Beainy came to the U.S. from Lebanon in 2019 as a “non-immigrant visitor” but failed to leave as required by Feb. 12, 2024.
Trump Burger.
ICE accused Beainy of overstaying his visa.
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He was arrested on May 16 of this year and is now undergoing court proceedings, although he has been granted bond.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security claimed further that Beainy had staged a “sham” marriage in an effort to obtain a green card.
Newsweek reported that a woman claiming to be Beainy’s wife had filed a petition for legal status on his behalf. But the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services found no evidence to demonstrate that they were actually married.
In a scathing review of Trump Burger, the culinary site Eater reported earlier this year that the chain features a joke menu item called “the Biden Burger,” which has a 1 oz patty with “old tomato” and “the oldest buns available due to cheating and inflation.”
“Images of Trump dominate the space, with life-size posters alongside flags, slogans, and merchandise that blur the line between restaurant decor and propaganda,” Eater reported.
The outlet described the burgers as “thick but bland” and topped with a “waxy cheese,” but observed that the fries were “crisp.”
