A person who based a Donald Trump-themed burger joint in Texas is below investigation by the Division of Homeland Safety and might be deported for alleged immigration fraud.
Roland Beainy, 28, established the primary location of Trump Burger in Bellville, Texas, in 2020, and opened three extra places within the state over the following few years. The eating places function MAGA decor and burgers with the phrase “TRUMP” stamped throughout the buns.
The restaurateur was arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement on Might 16, the company confirmed to Newsweek on Wednesday. An ICE spokesperson instructed The Guardian that Beainy is from Lebanon, got here to the US on a “non-immigrant visa” in 2019 and was supposed to go away by February 2024.
He now stands accused of making an attempt to “sport the system” and getting into right into a “sham” marriage in an try to remain in the US, based on a DHS assertion despatched to Chron.com. The division additionally accused him of getting “an assault cost” and a “historical past of unlawful marriages.”
Beainy has denied the allegations, telling Chron.com that “90 p.c of the shit they’re saying shouldn’t be true.” He declined additional remark, citing the recommendation of his lawyer.
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He was granted a request for bond in June, although ongoing immigration proceedings may nonetheless result in his deportation.
The information of Beainy’s immigration case comes because the Trump administration continues to ramp up its aggressive immigration enforcement. This month, ICE introduced it might be eradicating age limits for brand spanking new recruits amid a hiring spree fueled by funds from Trump’s One Large Stunning Invoice Act.